Lauren Krouse is a journalist who covers domestic violence, trauma, and mental health. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, Women's Health, SELF Magazine, USA Today, Parents, Medscape, and elsewhere. She consults for nonprofits focused on mental health and advocacy for survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
Lauren holds a BA in English and Creative Writing from the College of Charleston and an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from UNC-Wilmington. She teaches memoir writing with the Redbud Writing Project in Raleigh, North Carolina.