Kiera Carter
Kiera Carter has a decade's worth of experience covering fitness, health, and lifestyle topics for national magazines and websites. In a past life, she was the executive digital editor of Shape and has held staff positions at Fit Pregnancy, Natural Health, Prevention, and Men’s Health. Her work has been published by Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Travel + Leisure, and more. She spends her free time boxing, traveling, and watching any movie or show with a strong female lead. She is currently based in New York.
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Latest from Kiera Carter

How to Tell Everyone You’re Going to Rehab
It’s scary to duck out of life for a while. We help you nail the hard convos.


How to Pick the Right Rehab Program for You
It’s not that there are too few options—it’s that there are too many.

How to Know if You’re an Addict
A psychologist breaks down the signs that it may be time to seek help.

Why Quitting Your Job to Travel the World Actually Kinda Sucks
It's not all bikini pics and fire hiking selfies.

I Paid Off My $110,000 Student Loan Debt Before I Turned 30
The totally doable way one woman crushed her student debt—and still had a life.

Last February, Jerika Binks Went for a Run. No One Has Heard From Her Since.
In a year that has seen women harassed, assaulted, and even killed while running, Cosmopolitan investigates one of the most confounding cases of all.
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