Sandy is a national board certified health and wellness coach and a senior writer at UCLA Health, where she writes about emerging research and doctor and patient stories. As a mental health columnist for Shondaland.com, Sandy visited the world’s largest ashram and interviewed psychologists and other experts from universities around the country.

Read some of her favorite stories here:

Constantly anxious? Ease your mind by asking yourself this one question

Control issues? The ‘Let Them’ theory could help

How to say ‘yes’ to saying no

Is psychedelic-aided therapy a mental health game changer?

Interpreting the five stages of grief through fashion

Two first-generation Latino medical students go viral