Carole Reinert

Writer/Content Strategist

Research. Think. Write. Repeat. Trained as a journalist, I use my active listening, interviewing, and research skills to understand and write for a specific audience. I have written everything from 160-character meta tags to complete communication strategies. What do clients say about me?

"Carole is an outstanding writer with a talent for creating compelling, engaging, and sound topics." -- Nancy Lishack, Founder Calm Waters Holistic Healing

"Carole is a bright, talented, witty woman with a unique approach to telling a story."-- Theresa Poprocky, Creative Director, Zoltun Design.

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Iron Mountain Corporate Newsletter
Iron Mountain Newsletter

Wrote, "Beyond the Shock -- How Iron Mountain Responded to the Horrific Attacks on 9/11" on 10 year anniversary.

LifeTIMES magaine
Got the mid-winter blahs?

You started feeling lethargic when daylight slowly dwindled in the fall. By now, it's quite possible that you're often sad or depressed.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
02/19/2002
Packets full of miracles

Little packets of iron powder granules are beginning to make a big impact on reducing the world's No. 1 nutritional disorder: anemia.

LifeTIMES
Can the mind influence healing?

She died from a broken heart. He worried himself sick. These are two expressions in the English language that hint at the mind/body connection.

LifeTIMES
Star for Life

As executive editor of this publication for transplant recipients, I shared the stories of many remarkable individuals.

Personal Essays

Grown and Flown
08/19/2017
Advice to College Freshmen In Six Little Words

"I'm ready to be there, just not ready to leave here," my daughter announced, exactly two weeks before she'd leave for college. Amazed that she could be so insightful at describing her conflicting feelings, I realized that one sentence nailed my own ambivalence.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
07/16/2015
Little dog's anxiety was only muzzled by popping Prozac

I heard a pastor say that when you pray for patience you should be prepared for how God will answer your prayer. At the time, I laughed. Raising two kids, commuting on Route 28 and dealing with a few crazy bosses and clients over the years have forced me on numerous occasions to ask God -- no, make that beg him -- for a little patience.

Grown and Flown
12/02/2016
Ohio State Attack: When It's YOUR Kid on Campus

10:26 a.m. An ordinary day turns out to be anything but ordinary when I get a text from my daughter saying; "You're going to hear about a shooter on the Ohio State campus. I'm safe and far away from it. Don't worry." I stare at my phone. Don't worry?

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
First Person / Unicorns and rainbows?

When her husband of 22 years committed suicide, Rebecca was understandably distraught. She began sleeping in one of Bob's shirts, finding comfort in the fading scent.