- Health Journalist
- Content Strategist
- Podcast Producer
- Travel Writer
Tanya Bricking Leach
I report on health, science and travel. I find the people inside a complicated story and give readers a clear way in.
Trained in newsrooms.
Trusted to focus on what matters.
Exercise and osteoporosis
A patient-centered feature that brings expert insight and medical research into a practical health story.
Read the storyWhy do cyclists shave their legs?
Four experts explain the science, habit and culture behind a familiar sight in cycling.
Read the storyHow Wegovy helped me learn to stop emotional eating
A personal account that connects one person's experience with a wider health conversation.
Read the storyHawaii travel guide author
I reported and updated the Windward Oahu chapter for the 11th edition of Fodor’s Oahu.
Explore the bookWhich cut flower trick actually works?
I tested seven common methods side by side and tracked the results over a week.
Read the storyHidden bars worth finding
Local reporting on the places and people that give a destination its character.
Read the storyFrom reporting to the final edit.
My work spans newsrooms, health organizations and digital publications. Each assignment starts with the same questions: What happened, why does it matter and whose voice belongs in the story?
Health and science journalism
Reported features, explainers and patient stories built on interviews and research.
Travel and place
Guidebook work, destination reporting and stories about how people live.
Editing and production
Editorial planning, clear copy and audio or video storytelling shaped for an audience.
A reporter first.
I’m a freelance journalist who writes about science, health, relationships and travel. I’m drawn to stories with a strong sense of place and people. I started as a newspaper reporter, then worked in hospital communications and video production. Writing and editing are still at the heart of what I do. Now, I work from wherever I am, sometimes at a quiet desk, sometimes on the road.