As a career impact journalist, author, and editor, Helaina Hovitz Regal specializes in storytelling for social good. Her mission is to empower businesses and nonprofits to share impactful narratives that resonate with their audience and promote positive change.
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Stories of Social Good
Helaina's purpose in life has always been to write about people and organizations that are changing the world. She has written for over 50 publications, including:
Forbes
Huffington Post
Vice
Newsweek
Teen Vogue
Fortune
Reader's Digest
Glamour
The New York Times
Business Insider
The New York Observer
TODAY.com
Meet Helaina
Helaina knew very early in her career that she would forge a path for herself writing evocative stories about inspiring individuals, meaningful social change initiatives, and organizations that offer hope in the darkest of times. She also covers real estate, food & dining, lifestyle, health, and technology, and her other passion is designing knitting patterns as a way to raise money for animal rescue.
Her bylines can be found in Forbes, Huffington Post, The New York Times, Salon, Newsday, Teen Vogue, Glamour, Chicago Tribune, VICE, Thrillist, Newsweek, Prevention, Reader's Digest, New York Observer, BuzzFeed, Greatist, Gothamist, The LA Times, SCENE Magazine, Narratively, PBS's Next Avenue, Business Insider, Fortune, HEALTH, Upworthy, Stamford Courant, The Advocate, Psych Central, Fast Company, Women's Health, and Tasting Table, among many others. She was previously the Editor of Branded Content at Upworthy/GOOD.
Through her work as a mental health advocate, Helaina connects with audiences of all ages using humor, vulnerability, and candid storytelling to bring hope and solutions to complex challenges in order to inspire resilience, hope and empathy.
As a consultant, Helaina brings a journalist’s eye, a storyteller’s heart, and a lifelong commitment to finding hope in dark places to her work helping organizations tell their most important stories with authenticity, integrity, and purpose.
Helaina's book, After 9/11, has been featured by CBS, PBS Newshour, The TODAY Show, 1010Wins, New York 1, WPIX11, The Atlantic, Psych Central, SHAPE, NBC, Epoch Times, CTV (Canada) Wall Street Journal, The Australian TODAY Show, VOX News, Scholastic Magazine, Chicago Tribune, the Toronto Star, and PEOPLE.
How Storytelling Can Help Amplify Your Mission
The stories behind your work are what make people care. When we witness meaningful change through the details of real people’s lives, we’re moved to connect, share, give, and take action.
Stories Travel Organically
People are much more likely to act and to share if they truly feel and understand your impact and are personally moved by the work you do.
Stories Build Trust
Stories create curiosity and inspire authentic engagement from audiences who may only know what you do and why, but don't get to see the 'how' in action.
Stories Attract V. Promote
Stories create curiosity and inspire authentic engagement from audiences who may only know what you do and why, but don't get to see the 'how' in action.
Want to consult about creating compelling content, strategizing social media campaigns, or conceptualizing pitches to send to reporters? Please use the contact form below—and don't be shy to just say hi!
