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Vivian Manning-Schaffel

Journalist. Essayist. Editor. Rumpshaker.

March 15, 2025

Pissed Off About Insurance? So Are These Doctors

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in The Meteor


Physicians are publicly calling out red tape and immoral practices. Vivian Manning-Schaffel gets the story.

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TAGS: Women, Health


November 14, 2024

You Think PCOS Ends in Menopause? Think Again

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in Oprah Daily


Hormonal imbalances caused by the condition persist even when you stop ovulating. Here’s what to know—and do.

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TAGS: Women, Health


October 18, 2024

How Much Do You Know About Menopause?

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in The Meteor


A new documentary might teach you things about your own body that your doctor won’t.

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TAGS: Health, Journalism, Women


August 26, 2024

Are You Paralyzed by Money Anxiety?

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in Oprah Daily


If bills and budgeting make you want to bury your head in the sand, you might be what experts call “financially frozen.” Here’s how to take action and regain control.

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TAGS: Journalism, Women, Health


June 17, 2024

Do you get mysterious seasonal headaches? Blame weather whiplash

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in Los Angeles Times


Barometric pressure (and a touch of “seasonal suffering”) could be to blame for our aches and pains.

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TAGS: Health, Journalism


January 31, 2024

For Gen X-ers, Boredom Is a Luxury

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in Dame


Once dismissed as the “slacker generation,” Gen X is struggling in middle age to balance endless, full-time work with caretaking both their parents and their children.

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TAGS: Journalism, Women, Health


December 1, 2023

They Lived to Tell

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in The Cut


On the 35th anniversary of World Aids Day, eight HIV-AIDS survivors and activists share their experience with health care and stigma.

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TAGS: Aids, Health, Interview


December 6, 2022

The Time I Was Seen—Really Seen—by a Stranger

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in Oprah Daily


Here’s what happened when one woman bared her soul to someone she didn’t even know.

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TAGS: Women, Health


November 25, 2022

Rebranding Midlife

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in The Cut


Photo illustration of famous women
Photo illustration of famous women

Celebrities like Naomi Watts, Stacy London, and Judy Greer are determined to make a business out of menopause.

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TAGS: Health


May 23, 2022

What Is an 'Invisible Disease' and Why Don't We Hear More About Them?

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in Shondaland


Though they may seem fine, many women silently suffer from illnesses that can significantly impact their lives — but they aren't getting the attention they deserve.

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TAGS: Health, Women


May 29, 2018

What is empathy and how do you cultivate it?

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in NBC News / Better


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Our brains may be wired to empathize more with people who look like us, but being more empathetic starts with just listening.

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TAGS: Health


January 16, 2018

My Romantic Hysterectomy

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in Lenny


My husband’s support through a painful surgery made me desire him even more.

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TAGS: Health, Women


May 12, 2017

Some Sensitive Ears Never Learn to Tune Out City Noise

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in The Cut


Some Sensitive Ears Never Learn to Tune Out City Noise No matter how long they live in a loud urban environment.

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TAGS: Health


January 24, 2017

Four Feminists Recall Life Before and After ‘Roe v. Wade

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in Dame


 
 
Keep abortion legal protest signs

It's been 44 years since SCOTUS legalized abortion—now we have an administration eager to repeal the decision. We spoke with women who remember well the dangers of life before it.

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TAGS: Health, Journalism



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