Jennifer ChesaK

Jennifer is the author of the forthcoming book The Psilocybin Handbook for Women: How Magic Mushrooms, Psychedelic Therapy, and Microdosing Can Benefit Your Mental, Physical, and Spiritual Health, to be published by Ulysses Press, distributed by Simon & Schuster, June 2023.

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She is a Nashville-based freelance journalist, editor, fact-checker, and adjunct professor with almost two decades of experience and a Master of Science in Journalism from Northwestern University's Medill. Her writing has appeared in Washington Post, Verywell, Healthline, Greatist, Health, Real Simple, Parents, Prevention, Runner’s World, Trail Runner, Women’s Running, Mindbodygreen, and more. She also serves on Healthline’s Medical Integrity Team. In addition to editorial work, her cornucopia of clips showcases a robust lineup of content marketing for several global and national brands.

Jennifer owns and operates a manuscript editing company, Wandering in the Words Press. She helps authors polish their manuscripts to perfection for sending to an agent or for self- or independent publishing. She also helps authors navigate the self-publishing process from start to finish.

Teaching is also a passion for Jennifer. She is an adjunct instructor at Belmont University in the journalism and publishing programs, where she teaches copyediting, journalism practicum (AP Style), journalism writing, nonfiction and technical editing, and media studies. In addition to mentoring students in Middle Tennessee State University's certificate in writing program (MTSU Write), Jennifer is also the managing editor of the university’s literary magazine SHIFT. She enjoys teaching evening and weekend workshops through Nashville's The Porch.

In her free time, Jennifer can be found getting dirty in her garden or running a muddy back trail. In a former life, she was a television reporter in her native state of North Dakota. Uff-da!

Jennifer’s writing has been featured in these publications and many more.