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Helaina Hovitz

Helaina Hovitz

Experience

Helaina Hovitz is a native New Yorker, editor, journalist, and author of the memoir "After 9/11." Helaina has written for The New York Times, Forbes, Teen Vogue, Glamour, Huffington Post, Women's Health, Bustle, Prevention, Thrillist, VICE, HEALTH, Salon, SELF, the Daily Meal, and many others. Follow her on Twitter @HelainaHovitz and Facebook/HelainaNHovitz.

Articles

13 Powerful Things Surviving a Terrorist Attack Taught Me About Life

Here's how I learned to see the good in a world that can seem, at times, to be horrifically evil.

I Survived 9/11—These Are the 13 Questions Young People Ask Me the Most

Twelve-years-old at the time of the attack, the author survived, and so did her family—but she soon realized 9/11 was just beginning.

11 Tear-Jerking Stories of Rescue Dogs That Found the Homes They Deserve

Every adoption story has the potential to make you believe in the good in people right when you're ready to swear off all humanity. These stories will bring hope to your heart and a tear to your eye.