
Shalene Gupta
Cognoscenti contributor
Shalene Gupta is the author of The Cycle: Confronting the Pain of Periods and PMDD and is the co-author of The Power of Trust. In the past Shalene was a reporter on Fortune. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic, Harvard Business Review, ESPN, and Fast Company.
Recently published

It took me a long time to find ‘the country of happiness.’ Now I want everyone to join me
I wanted anyone who’d ever struggled with mental illness to know they had options, writes Shalene Gupta. The journey to better isn’t always easy or guaranteed, but it’s worth making.

In Defense Of The Quarantine 15
Over 40% of Americans gained weight during the pandemic. I’m one of them, writes Shalene Gupta, and here’s a dirty little secret -- I’m okay with it.

Want To Be Nice? Don't Stay Silent
Shalene Gupta grew up in Minnesota, the paradise of small talk and steering away from the inflammatory. After the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes, she writes, I’m learning when your...