Amanda McCracken
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Amanda McCracken

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Amanda McCracken is an award-winning journalist passionate about experiences that highlight the intersection of wellness, travel, and relationships. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Guardian, Vogue, National Geographic, NPR, Elle, Outside, Self, Runner's World, ESPN, and many others. She published her first essay about longing in 2013 which led to additional articles featuring anecdotes and deep research and interviews with the BBC and Katie Couric. She is now considered a limerence expert and intimacy advocate. Her 2023 TED Talk, "How Longing Keeps Us From Healthy Relationships," and her podcast The Longing Lab, highlight how longing can become a crutch and share how to change patterns of longing. McCracken is also a part-time university instructor, certified massage therapist, triathlon coach, and competitive athlete. She has an M.A. in linguistics and B.A. in English. Raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, McCracken put down roots in Boulder, Colorado after a trip around the world aboard the Peace Boat. When she's not running trails or exploring tiny towns in France, she's spending time with her husband and daughter.
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