Meet Our Contributors

Carrie Borzillo

Carrie Borzillo is an award-winning entertainment and lifestyle journalist, seasoned television producer/writer, and pop culture author. She has written about sex and dating for SELF, Men’s Health, DAME, and others, and has appeared on shows such as Playboy Radio, Maxim Radio, and Loveline with Dr. Drew. On the entertainment side, her work has appeared in People, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, and dozens more. Her critically-acclaimed books include Cherry Bomb: The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Better Flirt, a Tougher Chick, and a Hotter Girlfriend, and to Living Life Like a Rock Star (Simon & Schuster) and Eyewitness Nirvana: The Day by Day Chronicle (Carlton Books). On the TV front, she has written and produced digital entertainment for American Idol, The Voice, America’s Got Talent, Saturday Night Live, and Love Island

Natasha Tracy B.Sc

Natasha Tracy B.Sc. is an award-winning writer, speaker and consultant who is living with bipolar disorder. She is a mental health thought leader and subject matter expert in bipolar disorder. Natasha is the author of the acclaimed book, Lost Marbles: Insights into My Life with Depression & Bipolar. Natasha has been the proud recipient of many awards including a WEGO Health Award for health activism, being named an Invisible Illness Champion by Healthline, and an Erasing the Stigma Leadership award by Didi Hirsch. Natasha works to bring high-quality, insightful and trusted information on bipolar disorder and related illnesses to the public while engaging with the mental health community. Natasha has written thousands of articles on mental health and is the author of two award-winning blogs: Bipolar Burble at NatashaTracy.com and Breaking Bipolar at HealthyPlace.com.

Carissa Andrews

Carissa Andrews is an international bestselling author, award-winning graphic designer, and freelancer. She has been published in multiple magazines, including Her Voice, Lake Country Journal, Minnesota Homes, Golf Guide, and more. She has a special love for health and wellness in all its various forms. In addition, she owns and operates Author Revolution™, an indie publishing online school with multiple courses available for students to learn how to independently publish their writing. She is also the host of the Author Revolution™ Podcast.

Together with her husband and five children, she enjoys working from home and celebrating all of life’s little miracles. You can learn more about Carissa on her website carissaandrews.com or follow her social channels by checking out her LinkTree.

Skye Sherman

Skye Sherman is a freelance writer living in Florida. Beyond her vast writing expertise, she is interested in food and travel. She writes on a variety of topics in the health and wellness spaces and has strong research skills plus plenty of firsthand experience on various topics thanks to her extensive travel history. She is a graduate of Palm Beach Atlantic University, where she earned a degree in English with a minor in Psychology. A serious student, she graduated summa cum laude with a perfect 4.0 GPA. After graduating, she pursued a professional career in writing and is now published in outlets across the USA, Canada, and more. She has written for many outlets, from magazines to online blogs to health care publications. She has written for CPO on a regular basis for the past three years and is a trusted contributor. Check out more of her work and professional experience on LinkedIn.

Cecilia Pang

Cecilia Pang graduated in Bachelor of Honours Arts from the University of British Columbia, where she was recognized as one of the top political science students and endowed with the Lieutenant Governor's Medal for Inclusion, Democracy, and Reconciliation. Her interests have stemmed not only from her research as a political science student but through activism and entrepreneurship in her community. Over the span of the past eight years, she has had the privilege of creating empowering spaces for youth civic engagement. From founding initiatives such as ajourney2success.com (2012) and Art2Heart Foundation (2014) to co-chairing YWCA Metro Vancouver’s Youth Advisory Council, she has been able to connect thousands of youths locally and globally and given youth opportunities to feel confident in their community involvement via authentic self-expression in arts and writing. Currently, she serves as a board director for the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society’s B.C. chapter and spearheads civic engagement initiatives in Vancouver as a World Economic Forum Global Shaper.

Dr Jo de Klerk

Dr Jo de Klerk is a certified British veterinarian, registered with both the RCVS and the SAVC. She graduated with an Honours degree in Veterinary Medicine from the prestigious Royal Veterinary College in London in 2014. She then went on to complete a Master's degree in Tropical Animal Health through the Institute of Tropical Medicine, and is now studying for a PhD in Life Sciences with the University of Warwick. She is a professional writer alongside her clinical vet work and academic studies. To date, she has published over 10 books and hundreds of pet and veterinary articles, many of which can be viewed from her writing on her social media page. She is also a regular contributor to Veterinary Practice Today. Her clinical interests include pain management, rehabilitation and global disease management. She is a pet-parent to a scatty rescue dog called Raven.