Rebecca Ruiz
Rebecca Ruiz is a Senior Reporter at Mashable. She frequently covers mental health, digital culture, and technology. Her areas of expertise include suicide prevention, screen use and mental health, parenting, youth well-being, and meditation and mindfulness. Prior to Mashable, Rebecca was a staff writer, reporter, and editor at NBC News Digital, special reports project director at The American Prospect, and staff writer at Forbes. Rebecca has a B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College and a Master's in Journalism from U.C. Berkeley. In her free time, she enjoys playing soccer, watching movie trailers, traveling to places where she can't get cell service, and hiking with her border collie.
By Rebecca Ruiz
'Profound risk of harm': Surgeon General issues warning about youth social media use
Advisory calls for urgent action to protect mental health of tweens and teens.
By Rebecca Ruiz
When it becomes risky for teens to diagnose their mental health online
It can be tempting to self-diagnose, but this is what teens should do instead.
By Rebecca Ruiz
New social media recommendations for teens focus on preventing harm
Many of these American Psychological Association guidelines are meant to help parents protect their pre-teens and teenagers.
By Rebecca Ruiz
How to get your kid into mindfulness
Mindfulness is more than meditation — and there are many ways to get kids to enjoy the benefits.
By Rebecca Ruiz
4 ways to help girls thrive online
Parents can make a big difference by using these strategies.
By Rebecca Ruiz
What to do when social media insists you should be a 'gentle' parent
How to navigate overwhelming parenting style advice online and choose a helpful approach for your family.
By Rebecca Ruiz
'This is a major step in inclusion': Kids react to new Barbie with Down syndrome
You don't want to miss the smiles on these kids' faces.
By Rebecca Ruiz
11 great apps for learning about mindfulness
Want to be more present and mindful? These apps can help show you how.
By Rebecca Ruiz
YouTube updates guidelines for eating disorder-related content
The video platform announces prohibited content and age restrictions.
By Rebecca Ruiz
New Amazon Music feature matches hit songs with feelings
The Sound It Out campaign is designed to help teens open up about their feelings.
By Rebecca Ruiz
3 surprising ways to cope with climate change
How to take control when eco-anxiety strikes.
By Rebecca Ruiz
Long COVID and suicide: How patients are helping each other in their darkest hour
Online communities and conversations are providing long COVID survivors with support — and hope.
By Rebecca Ruiz
One of these 7 meditation apps could be right for you
Each of these meditation apps offers users something different.
By Rebecca Ruiz
How to choose a meditation app that's right for you
Do you want meditation tracks? How about yoga and sleep stories? Picking a mindfulness app is hard, but it doesn't have to be.
By Rebecca Ruiz
21 reasons to keep living when you feel suicidal
People who've been there before share their reasons for staying alive.
By Rebecca Ruiz
Feminist Facebook group Pantsuit Nation is abruptly shut down
The Facebook group went viral in 2016 as a safe haven for Hillary Clinton supporters.
By Rebecca Ruiz
Mantras are taking over TikTok. Here's what they are (and aren't)
A mantra isn't a request for money from the universe. Let experts like Deepak Chopra explain.
By Rebecca Ruiz
'Everything Everywhere All At Once' has the best take on mental health you never expected
Beyond absurd chaos, the Oscar-winning film delivers emotional depth that has resonated with its audience.
By Rebecca Ruiz
'You're always on': Warnings from the front lines of the teen mental health crisis
The doctors who treat teens explain how social media and screen time affects their patients.
By Rebecca Ruiz
Dictionary.com defines the times with 1,500 new words, revisions
Woke, trauma dumping, queerbaiting, petfluencer, and other extremely online words appeared in new or revised entries.
By Rebecca Ruiz
33 ways Black people can reclaim their breath
Zee Clarke, author of 'Black People Breathe,' is on a mission to reduce stress and anxiety related to racism.
By Rebecca Ruiz
Rihanna's climate philanthropy comes into focus with Super Bowl spotlight
The singer and businesswoman is also a major philanthropist for climate justice.
By Rebecca Ruiz
When social-emotional learning leaves out students with disabilities
SEL is supposed to help all kids thrive, but students with disabilities are often excluded.
By Rebecca Ruiz
3 things to know before talking to ChatGPT about your mental health
ChatGPT has advice to offer, but should you take it?
By Rebecca Ruiz
Starting to hate cars — even if you drive one? There's an online community for you.
These groups teach members how to fight for safer streets.
By Rebecca Ruiz
