Wendy Wisner

Wendy Wisner is a health journalist and international board-certified lactation consultant (IBCLC) with over 15 years' experience writing about maternal/child health, parenting, and women's wellness. Her career began in poetry, earning an MFA from Hunter College where she taught writing before transitioning to health journalism. She combines clinical expertise with accessible writing, publishing in The Washington Post, Parents Magazine, Healthline, and serving as a contributing writer for Health.com and Verywell Mind. Notable achievements include covering postpartum mental health trends and breastfeeding policy changes, while maintaining parallel success as an award-winning poet with three published collections.