Victoria Clayton
Journalist · storyteller · educator

Exploring deeply reported narratives of people and communities striving for healthier, happier lives.

Featured work: investigative reporting and in-depth science & health journalism

Victoria Clayton

Indepth journalism with a focus on people striving for happier, healthier communities

Victoria Clayton is a features and investigative journalist dedicated to covering the complexities of our changing world and environment. She’s been a National Fellow with the USC Center for Health Journalism, and her work has been supported by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and the Rosalynn Carter Center for Mental Health Journalism.

Victoria is a California Health Report contributor whose work has appeared in The Guardian US, Knowable, The Atlantic, the California Health Care Foundation, OpenMind, Midwest Review and other publications. She holds an MA from the Missouri School of Journalism and is a senior adjunct professor of communications at California Lutheran University.

Workshops & Events

Victoria leads nature and memoir workshops and co-founded Kundawrite, a program blending kundalini yoga with guided autobiography. As a registered yoga teacher (RYT 200), GAB specialist, and Climate Cafe facilitator through Climate Psychology Alliance–North America, her workshops and other events help people express life experiences and weave them into powerful stories. Here you'll also find speaking engagements and anything else that might be interesting!

Note from VC: I just reworked my website and I'm still figuring out this event feature!

Upcoming Events

Thu, Oct 01
CBHA Whole System Care Conference - speaking event
The Westin Rancho Mirage Golf Resort & S
RSVP
Oct 01, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
The Westin Rancho Mirage Golf Resort & S, 71333 Dinah Shore Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270, USA
Dolores Huerta and Admiral Rachel Levine keynote! I'll be moderating a panel with family advocates on October 1 around 2pm. More info: https://members.calbha.org/ap/Events/Register/wZFkn
Sun, Oct 04
Climate Cafe through Climate Psychology Alliance-North America
Zoom
RSVP
Oct 04, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Zoom
I'll be co-facilitating a CPA-NA Climate Cafe via Zoom.
Fri, Nov 06
Nature Inspired Writing- Fall
Conejo Valley Botanical Garden
RSVP
Nov 06, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Conejo Valley Botanical Garden, 400 West Gainsborough, Thousand Oaks, CA
Back by popular demand! Join Victoria for a two hour exploration connecting nature, powerful prose and your own reflective writing.