Rebecca Ruiz

Rebecca Ruiz is a features writer at Mashable who covers gender and equality issues. She has also written about the military, technology, science and mental health. She lives in the San Francisco Bay area.

Written by Rebecca Ruiz

A cocktail with a cherry, in a martini glass on a napkin atop a wooden bar. Stools are lined up along the bar in the background.

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Addiction

The 12-step dogma

The new science of addiction makes 12-step programmes seem like folk medicine. Is the concept of a higher power obsolete?

Rebecca Ruiz

Two female football players in red and white jerseys on a grass field with goalposts, a referee, and houses in the background.

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Neurodiversity

Soccer broke my brain

I was 17 when concussion put me on the bench for good. Only now do we understand how sports injuries affect the mind

Rebecca Ruiz