Helaina Hovitz Regal is a journalist, speaker, author, and advocate, best known for her work on topics like mental health, trauma recovery, and resilience. She became a prominent voice after her experience surviving the 9/11 attacks in New York City. Hovitz was a young teen at the time, and the traumatic event had a significant impact on her life and mental well-being. She writes about how trauma affects individuals and the long-term process of healing and is especially passionate about Social Good and Impact Journalism.
Her bylines can be found in over 50 publications including:
The New York Times, Salon, Glamour, The New York Observer, InStyle, BuzzFeed, VICE, Women’s Health, Teen Vogue, Newsday, Forbes, Thrillist, HEALTH, Gothamist, Huffington Post, Bustle, Newsweek, xoJane, Prevention, Reader’s Digest, Nationswell, The Daily Meal, SELF, TODAY.COM, Business Insider, Fortune, The Week, Greatist, Fox News Health, PBS’s Next Avenue, PsychCentral, Recovery.Org, Brooklyn Magazine, Downtown Magazine, The Fix, The Advocate, The Mighty, Impact Hub, The Los Angeles Times, Fast Company, Edible, Tasting Table, and more.
She is the author of the memoir “After 9/11” which has gotten high praise from PEOPLE, The New Yorker, Scholastic, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and more.
She has been featured on/in CBS, PBS Newshour, The TODAY Show, 1010Wins, PEOPLE, New York 1, WPIX11, The Atlantic, Psych Central, SHAPE, Epoch Times, CTV, NBC, The Australian TODAY Show, VOX News, Scholastic Magazine, Chicago Tribune, Glamour, Teen Vogue, and The Washington Post.
Because you can never find too many ways to pursue your bliss while giving back, I’m using my love of knitting as a way to raise money for animal rescue via “Chic and Regal Knits”