ON MENTAL (UN)HEALTH & WELLNESS

Writing:

• "I spent half my life on antidepressants. Today, I'm off the medication and I feel all right," The Washington Post, January 2020
• "How To Neuter Your Social Media for Better Mental Health," Invisible Illness, August 2020
• "What They Mean When They Talk About Stillness," Change Your Mind, Change Your Life, May 2020
• "Welcome to New York," Modern Loss, January 2019
• "On finding happiness through factual optimism," On Your Terms, May 2017

Podcasts:

• Pivot Podcast with Jenny Blake: Episode 107: (Un)Medicating Grief & Recovering Feeling After Decades on Anti-Depressants
• The PressNomics Podcast: Episode 7: Challenging the Pharmaceutical Complex on Long-Term Antidepressants
• Open to Happiness: Episode 33: Choose between antidepressants and happiness
• The Maverick Show: Episode 23: Extreme Performance Training, Boozy Cupcakes, and Kicking Life in the Dick
• The Growth Tribe: Episode 33: Grieving Loss, Identity & Closing Life’s Chapters ft. Brooke Siem
• Maverick's Podcast: Episode 14: Take Back Control of your Life
• Drive On Podcast: Episode 26: Being Your Own Advocate and Other Lessons Learned from Depression
• Do A Day Podcast with Bryan Falchuk: Episode 45: Breaking Free of Depression, Medication, and Suffocation
• Cold Turkey: Episode 148—Brooke

SELECTED ESSAYS & INTERVIEWS

• "How Cooking Connected One Chef with Grandmothers Across the World," EatingWell Magazine, May 2021 (Print)
• "How I Uncovered a 70- Year Old Family Grudge Baked Into a Birthday Blitztorte," EatingWell, May 2020
• "Truer Than True: Talking with Laura Munson," The Rumpus, July 2020
• "Flying Solo: What it's really like to travel alone, and the best places to do it," Tasting Table, April 2017
• "What it's like to compete on—and win—Food Network's "Chopped," Medium, September 2017

ON FOOD & WINE

• "An Awesome Way To Eat Frisée if You Hate Frisée (That's Also Great if You Love It!)," Fifth Season Fresh, March 2021
• "5 Things I Learned from 14 Different Grandmas from All over the World," EatingWell, November 2020
• "15 Recipes from Laid-Off Restaurant Workers," Esquire, July 2020
• "Forget the sweet stuff, savory jam is your new spreadable obsession," Tasting Table, July 2018
• "The ultimate guide to Thailand's best fruits," Tasting Table, November 2018
• "5 Thai dishes you have to try," Tasting Table, November 2018
• "How to eat your way through Thailand," Tasting Table, November 2018
• "How to find the best tacos in Mexico City," Tasting Table, May 2018
• "How to recreate those amazing pies you've been seeing on Instagram," Tasting Table, April 2018
• "A chef's guide to cooking Asian cuisine at home," Tasting Table, April 2018
• "How to pair flavors, according to science," Tasting Table, April 2018
• "Holiday entertaining tips from a 'Chopped' Champion," Tasting Table, December 2017
• "5 of the most over-the-top dining experiences," Tasting Table, August 2017
• "Salty, crispy, protein-packed salami chips will change your snack game forever," BarBend, September 2016
• "Pretty close to Perfect Bars from your own kitchen," BarBend, May 2016

ON FITNESS & STRENGTH SPORTS

• "Explain like I'm 5: Why does working out at high-altitude suck?" BarBend, August 2016
• "Coaching without words: Bobby Kiernan on training deaf athletes," BarBend, September 2016
• "Double Edge Fitness: Coaching is a career, so treat your trainers like professionals," BarBend, August 2016
• "Can Nick Massie's Ice Age Meals change paleo forever?" BarBend, August 2016
• "Bud Jeffries on getting your mind right to reach your physical potential," BarBend, August 2016
• "Olympic gymnasts prove why you should remember your technique on rings," BarBend, August 2016
• "Almost, but not quite: The ill-fated life & career of Serge Redding," BarBend, May 2016
• "Sinclair Coefficient—formula and what it means," BarBend, April 2016
• "Raw vs. Equipped Powerlifting," BarBend, July 2016
• "The 1977 World's Strongest Man is the greatest thing since sliced SPAM," BarBend, July 2016
• "A spork in the road: Falling in, out, and back in like with CrossFit," BarBend, June 2016
• "As CrossFit evolves, Games success will require a longer term plan," BarBend, June 2016
• "How Mr. Royal H. Burpee invented the most despised movement in fitness," BarBend, June 2016
• "What it's like to compete at Regionals when you're not a CrossFit superstar," BarBend, May 2016
• "The biggest heart in CrossFit belongs to Chandler Smith," BarBend, June 2016
• "Alexandra LaChance on eating disorders, Instagram, and the reality of recovery," BarBend, May 2016
• "Abby, 'Pudgy' Stockton is the reason why women lift weights," BarBend, April 2016

RECIPE DEVELOPMENT

• "Chocolate covered peanut butter bananas," Working Against Gravity, April 2020
• "Plant-based power salad with creamy tahini dressing," Working Against Gravity, April 2020
• "One pan baked chicken and rice," Working Against Gravity, April 2020
• "Creamy avocado slaw," Working Against Gravity, March 2020
• "Mint chocolate bars," Working Against Gravity, March 2020
• "Foolproof fish tacos," Working Against Gravity, March 2020
• "High-protein banana cheesecake milkshake," Working Against Gravity, March 2020
• "Italian wedding soup," Working Against Gravity, February 2020
• "Maple bacon peanut butter crunch bites," Working Against Gravity, February 2020
• "5-minute egg sandwich," Working Against Gravity, February 2020
• "Cocoa cinnamon popcorn," Working Against Gravity, February 2020
• "Chipotle roasted delicate squash with parsley & feta," Working Against Gravity, January 2020
• "Instant pot cranberry pulled pork," Working Against Gravity, January 2020
• "Parmesan and power greens egg cups," Working Against Gravity, January 2020
• "Cauli gnocchi with creamy carrot sauce and sausage," Working Against Gravity, January 2020
• "Mustard and sage roasted salmon," Working Against Gravity, December 2020
• "Ground lean turkey with cranberries & herbs," Working Against Gravity, December 2019
• "Black bean gingerbread bars," Working Against Gravity, December 2019
• "Brussels sprouts & asparagus breakfast hash," Working Against Gravity, December 2019
• "Easy tofu scramble," Working Against Gravity, December 2019
• "White chocolate raspberry brownies," Working Against Gravity, December 2019
• "Farro risotto with parmesan and veggies," Working Against Gravity, November 2019
• "No bake apple tart with oatmeal cookie crust," November 2019
• "Pumpkin pie bites," Working Against Gravity, November 2019
• "Spicy kabocha pumpkin hummus," Working Against Gravity, November 2019
• "Warm carrot and pomegranate salad with goat cheese," Working Against Gravity, October 2019
• "Sweet potato turkey chili," Working Against Gravity, October 2019
• "Espresso chip breakfast cookies," Working Against Gravity, October 2019
• "Roasted cheddar garlic chickpeas," October 2019