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Isabel Calkins

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Seattle
As seen in: CNN, CNN Travel, MSN, Yahoo Entertainment, Yahoo Life, Yahoo Canada, Yahoo Singapore, Aol, Cosmopolitan, Cosmopolitan (UK) and
Covers:  Mental health and wellness, lifestyle, home, fashion, and entertainment

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Isabel Mata is a motivational queer mental health advocate, writer, and entrepreneur who is ambitious, authentic, and purposely driven. As a writer, she has over 500 bylines in national publications like Cosmopolitan, Elite Daily, People, Nylon, and more. She is also a brand marketing consultant and her client roster includes global brands such as L’Oreal, Caliray, Microsoft, Mindfulness Consulting, and more. She is on a personal mission to de-stigmatize mental illness and is the host of the po…

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After working as an Editorial Intern for Cosmopolitan.com for 6 months, Isabel spent the summer of 2016 worki…

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30 breakup texts to dnd any relationship, according to experts

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By Isabel Calkins, Veronica Lopez
| Women's Health (UK) Verified
The dreaded breakup text: you’ve either sent one yourself or been on the receiving end, but either way you slice it, it’s not fun. What a breakup text often is, though, is necessary, because if someone has invested time and effort into getting to know you and you want out, that is totally fair (you shouldn’t date someone you’re not into!), but they probably deserve to know why. Is ghosting the easier way out? Yes. But is it The Nice Thing To Do? Not really.
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Ask Izzy: Rediscovering romance in the age of true-crime obsession

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By Isabel Calkins
| Seattle Gay News Verified
Ask Izzy is an advice column about relationships, mental health, and sexuality. Written by Isabel Mata — a Seattle-based lifestyle writer, podcast host, and mental health advocate — Ask Izzy offers tangible expert advice so all readers can have stronger relationships, better sex, and healthier mindsets.
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These Green Flags in a Relationship Signal a Healthy Connection

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By Isabel Calkins, Shannon Barbour
| wondermind.com
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