Jamie Beckman is a freelance writer, editor, and copy editor. She has worked in media since she graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. She’s also the author of the book The Frisky 30-Day Breakup Guide.

Jamie has written health, relationships, travel, and lifestyle content for major print and online publications, including Netflix Tudum, USA TODAY magazines, the L.A. Times, the Boston Globe Magazine, Redbook, Health, Budget Travel, CNN Travel, Men’s Journal, Men’s Health, Best Life, Better Homes and Gardens, First for Women, Publishers Weekly, DuJour Magazine, Cheer Professional, Allure.com, The Frisky, SheKnows, MensFitness.com, Bauer Media, and Bethenny.com.

She’s interviewed a slew of famous folks, including Brooke Shields, Michael Strahan, and Stacy London, but her absolute favorite celebrity interview is a tie between Animal House‘s Flounder (rest in peace, Stephen Furst) and film actor/author Sasha Grey.

Jamie has been quoted as a relationships, travel, and lifestyle expert in such media outlets as Seventeen magazine, Cosmopolitan.com, CondeNastTraveler.com, The Weather Channel, the Orange County Register, the Seattle Times, and the Sacramento Bee. She contributed a personal essay to the 2012 anthology Madonna and Me: Women Writers on the Queen of Pop and gave breakup advice in the book Twentysomething Girl: 1001 Quick Tips and Tricks to Make Your Life Easier. She served as a judge for the Amazon Breakthrough Novel awards for four years.

She lives in New York City.