Muscle Memory: Writing Memoir Through The Body
Mikala Jamison
Cultural critic, Writer/Reporter
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Mikala Jamison (She/Her)
Mikala Jamison is a writer, reporter, and author who writes about body culture and body image for one of the top culture newsletters on Substack, Body Type. She also reports on fitness and health for outlets like The Atlantic and the Washington Post.
Her first book, about how exercise helps you be your best inner self, not just a better body, will be out in 2026. When she's not dealing with words on the page, she's brought words to the stage:
She is also the creator of The Body Show, a live storytelling show about bodies and body image that was a two-time top festival pick in the DC Capital Fringe Festival. Mikala aims to be a curator of wide-ranging discourse about all things bodies.
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