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Lynya Floyd

As the former health director at Family Circle magazine, Lynya developed content to improve the well-being of its 18 million readers. She’s worked as an editor at Glamour, Essence, Seventeen, Heart & Soul, Parenting and more. She also co-edited ESSENCE’s The Black Woman’s Guide To Healthy Living. She received her B.A. in English from Harvard University, integrative health training at Duke, and plenty of life lessons in her hometown of New York City.  

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