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Charlotte Hilton Andersen

location-pin Denver, Colorado

Expertise: etiquette, relationships, psychology, human interest

Charlotte Hilton Andersen

  • Has written more than 50 stories on etiquette for Reader's Digest
  • Published in Shape, Cosmopolitan, Women's Health, O Magazine, Fitness, Redbook, Seventeen, What to Expect When You're Expecting and many other magazines and sites
  • Ghost-authored two books for celebrities
  • Won multiple journalism awards, including an Eddie award for her coverage of COVID-19
  • Certified personal trainer and fitness instructor for 10 years and tenure-track college professor for seven years
  • Author of The Great Fitness Experiment

Experience

Charlotte is an award-winning journalist who covers etiquette, relationships, psychology, health and lifestyle. She has written more than 50 etiquette stories for Reader’s Digest, spearheading the site’s popular Polite Habits and Best Messages series. With a knack for capturing the essence of an interview subject, she also specializes in human-interest and “as told to” stories. In addition to Reader’s Digest and The Healthy, her work has been published in Shape, Cosmopolitan, Women's Health, O Magazine, Fitness, Redbook, Seventeen, What to Expect When You're Expecting and more.

Articles

What Are Hub-Sons, Exactly? In This Economy, They Might Be a Really Good Idea

Your parents bought a house for three nickels and a handshake. You can barely afford rent. So what if the answer is moving back home and becoming the world's best roommate?

This Is the No. 1 Most Stressful Job in the Country Right Now—Is It Yours?

We all think our jobs are impossible, but this profession takes stress to new heights. Literally.

34 New Year’s Eve Games You’ll Want to Play Year-Round in 2026

These New Year's Eve games will keep you and your loved ones entertained all the way to the stroke of midnight