Julia Hotz is a solutions-focused journalist and award-winning author of THE CONNECTION CURE (Simon & Schuster)—the first book chronicling the science & stories of social prescribing. She currently works at the Solutions Journalism Network and advises Social Prescribing USA and Walk with a Doc. For her insights on the health benefits of movement, nature, art, service, and belonging, she has delivered keynote speeches and TEDx talks, taught medical professionals, and has been interviewed on over 100 podcasts and talk shows. Her reporting and writing has been featured in The Boston Globe, BBC, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, Scientific American, NBC, WIRED, TIME, PBS, Slate, The New York Times, Fast Company, and more.

Before becoming a journalist, Julia worked as a teacher, bartender, pizza server, and camp forest ranger. She enjoys running, biking, hiking, riling up dance floors, and budget traveling around the world.