Melissa Dahl
Melissa Dahl is the executive lifestyle & wellness director for Bustle Digital Group, working on sites across the lifestyle and parenting groups. In 2023, a package she worked on for Romper won BDG its first ASME.
Previously, she was executive editor at The Cut, and she initially joined New York magazine in 2014 to launch the much-loved health and science vertical, Science of Us. She is also the author of Cringeworthy: A Theory of Awkwardness, published by Penguin Random House in 2018.
Outside of work, she is an enthusiastic distance runner, with five marathons and two ultramarathons under her belt. As of 2023, she is an RRCA-certified running coach. She is also a volunteer communications coordinator for Prospect Park Track Club.
Gear Girlie
Of Course Hoka Makes The Perfect Trail Running Shoe
The sport is growing in popularity — lucky for you, that means new shoes.
Wellness
This Is Me Now
In This Is Me Now, Bustle explores the allure of self-reinvention and the psychology of self-improvement.
Wellness
How Wellness Found A Sense Of Humor
'Anti-aesthetic' wellness is self-improvement, minus the self-seriousness.
Entertainment
Dolly Parton Knows How Taylor Swift Feels
The iconic country singer on handling unfair criticism, avoiding burnout, and knowing when it’s just time to quit.
So You Want to Try Skateboarding
The ultimate beginner’s guide to not embarrassing yourself.
Wellness
The Total Rookie's Guide to Climbing Gyms
A beginner's handbook for the belay-and-bouldering-curious.
Books
This Is The Scientific Reason Why You Feel Secondhand Embarrassment For Your Friends
