Katherine Speller

Katherine Speller is the senior editor, family and relationships at HuffPost. She's passionate about reproductive healthcare, shame-free and pleasure-focused sex education and telling inclusive, empathetic and science-backed stories that meet people where they're at.
Katherine's work covering mental health, reproductive rights, politics, sex and relationships, and family dynamics have appeared in MTV News, Women’s Health, Bitch Magazine, The Daily Dot, WNYC, Public Radio International (PRI), Bustle, and more. Her first book, 'The Beasts in Your Brains: Understanding and Living with Anxiety and Depression' was published in 2023. Prior to HuffPost, she worked as editorial director at Parents, health and sex editor at SheKnows, news editor at Her Campus, and issues writer at MTV News.
She has received numerous awards for her editorial and branded collaborations (including packages on politics and youth voting, the Black maternal mortality crisis, medical gaslighting and menopause) and has also consulted for businesses and brands on all things SEO, Gen Alpha, Gen Z and Millennial audiences, and data-driven storytelling. She loves strong diner coffee, coastal Maine and gazing lovingly into the eyes of her cat and two dogs.