Helaina Hovitz Regal is an editor, journalist, author, storyteller, social media and content strategist, and native New Yorker who has always had the unreasonable notion that she can help change the world. She’s the author of the memoir After 9/11 and got sober at age 22. Her bylines can be found in over 50 publications including The New York Times, Salon, Glamour, VICE, Women’s Health, Teen Vogue, Forbes, SELF, and others. She has a passion for social good and mental health and wellness, and has been featured on several networks such as CBS, PBS, and ABC.