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John-Manuel Andriote

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As seen in: Psychology Today, Medium, MSN, HuffPost, The Washington Post, Aol, The Atlantic, Healthline, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, LGBTQ Nation and
Covers:  Health, medicine, LGBTQ, HIV, mental health, resilience, popular culture, public health
Doesn't Cover: Terrorism, war, economy
Author-Journalist-Health Advocate. Advocacy/book: stonewallstrong.com; @PsychToday blog on resilience: goo.gl/5G1Hsr.

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John-Manuel Andriote’s Biography

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I began reporting on HIV-AIDS while I was working on a master’s degree in journalism at Northwestern University in 1986.

Beginning in 1988, I parlayed my portfolio of articles on the subject into staff positions with the American Psychiatric Association and Family Health International, and as a consultant for numerous national and global organizations.

I also leveraged my reporting on HIV-AIDS into broader health and medical-related subjects, which I’ve written about for The Atlantic, Huffingto…

John-Manuel Andriote’s Journalist Portfolio

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Should the Modern Man Be Taking Testosterone?

Should the Modern Man Be Taking Testosterone?

Testosterone deficiency is exceedingly less common than marketing campaigns and "you only think you feel fine…

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The Power of Choosing Resilience

The Power of Choosing Resilience

Psychological conditions that are epidemic among urban gay and bisexual men warrant conscious efforts to fost…

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Yeast: Love and Fear, Death and Beer

Yeast: Love and Fear, Death and Beer

Single-celled fungi all around us do so much good and so much bad. You might say Saccharomyces cerevisiae yea…

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An Optimistic Era for Global Infectious Disease Control

An Optimistic Era for Global Infectious Disease Control

"If we can concentrate in these geographies," said Dybul, "we can interrupt new transmissions, getting new tr…

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Breaking the Cycle of Prescription Drug Costs

Breaking the Cycle of Prescription Drug Costs

Profits from monopolies finance lobbying, which supports more monopolies. Examining the roots of the dysfunct…

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Curing Diabetes: How Type 2 Became an Accepted Lifestyle

Curing Diabetes: How Type 2 Became an Accepted Lifestyle

Diabetes is big business, and many have been convinced that managing it forever is their only option. But it …

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Articles

Be the Author of Your Own Resilience

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Ask people if they’re resilient, and many hesitate. Ask them what they’ve lived through, though, and the list grows quickly—illness, loss, caregiving, rejection, financial strain, identity struggles, moments when life veered sharply off course. The paradox is striking: We often fail to recognize resilience in ourselves, even when the evidence is everywhere in our own lives. A big part of the problem is the way we tell our stories—to others and, especially, to ourselves.
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Be the Author of Your Own Resilience - John-Manuel Andriote

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Take our Resilience Test Find a therapist near me We often fail to recognize our own resilience despite evidence in our personal history. Facts do not change, but the meaning we attach to those facts can change when we choose new meaning. Rather than simply chalking up our own resilient actions, we can own them as evidence of who and what we are. Resilience is a pattern we have demonstrated, but the key is to recognize and own it as part of ourselves.
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Who Deserves Your Pearls? - John-Manuel Andriote

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"Not casting your pearls before swine" offers a powerful framework for building resilience. Practice discernment to recognize those able and unable to receive what you offer. Guard against internal "trampling"; don't repeatedly offer your deepest thoughts to those who mock or distort. Protect the most valuable pearl of all: your time and energy. For New Year's, I often choose a slogan—a personal mantra—that helps keep me on track in the year ahead.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Newsroom intern at the Christian Science Monitor

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I learned to type on a manual typewriter.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Being a proxy for my readers, asking questions they would like answered, researching and gathering information they will find useful.

Awards

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Lambda Literary Award

2000 - Editors’ Choice

My book VICTORY DEFERRED: HOW AIDS CHANGED GAY LIFE IN AMERICA was awarded the Lambda Literary Awards Editors’ Choice award. The award was presented to me at the Lambda Literary Awards banquet in Chicago.

Finalist - Randy Shilts Nonfiction Award

2000 - Nonfiction

My book VICTORY DEFERRED: HOW AIDS CHANGED GAY LIFE IN AMERICA was a finalist for the New York Publishing Triangle’s annual Randy Shilts Nonfiction Award.

Finalist - Stonewall Book Award - American Library Association

2000

My book VICTORY DEFERRED: HOW AIDS CHANGED GAY LIFE IN AMERICA was a finalist for the American Library Association’s Stonewall Award’s nonfiction category.

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