Our Editorial Purpose
Our purpose at Energevox is to deliver content to enable the reader to be the master of their emotional, relationship, and personal health. Our content happens where expertise and lived significance intersect. From creating good daily habits to grasping mental health and relationships today, our purpose is to be an expert advisor and a caring friend.
We are working to create articles that are not only professionally researched, fact-checked, and inclusive but also readable and engaging. This guide dictates the standards, practice, and editorial principles of our content and holds our team accountable to the highest integrity and dedication to everything we publish.
Core Principles of Energevox Content
Everything that is posted on Energevox must be guided by the following principles:
- Accuracy and Credibility: Facts, statistics, and claims need to be accompanied by credible sources. Expert opinion and peer-reviewed journal articles are highly preferred. We prefer evidence-based suggestions and exclude anecdotal or unsubstantiated reports except where self-evidently marked as personal experience or opinion.
- Clarity and Accessibility: Our readers are from all over and all walks of life. We speak in plain, non-threatening language—never condescending, too technical, or jargony.
- Empathy and Inclusion: We are not writing to abstraction, but to humans. Mental health, relationships, and self-care are very individualized subjects. We must always be empathic, inclusive, and non-judgmental in our tone.
- Actionable and Practical: They must take something to do with them—be it a habit to attempt, an attitude to ponder, or a simple plan to work from.
- Science-Backed and Professionally Approved: Health or psychology content articles should be professionally reviewed and fact-checked and, where necessary, reviewed by professionals (therapists, psychologists, counselors, health professionals, etc.) as necessary.
Tone and Voice
Energevox finds the middle ground between the informal and formal, seeking to be:
- Friendly but not sloppy
- Assisting rather than dictatorial
- Smart without being overly technical
We don’t educate readers—instead, we nudge, illuminate, and offer research-driven solutions. Be gentle with your words and avoid a reader’s life situation or experience assumption.
Avoid:
- Absolutes such as “always,” “never,” “must,” or “you should”
- Diagnosing or stigmatizing except when quoting a professional
- Trend-hype language that hasn’t been professionally vetted
Content Categories
Energevox publishes content in the following categories:
Mental Health & Emotional Wellness
Topics range from stress, anxiety, burnout, boundaries, therapy, mindfulness, self-esteem, trauma healing, and emotional intelligence. All that is posted about mental health has to be respectful, research-based, and not make medical claims if unsupported by trained practitioners.
Relationships & Communication
We discuss romantic relationships, friendship, intimacy, family boundaries, and relationships in the digital age. Posts can range from relationship psychology, communication tips, or expert advice on conflict and emotional safety.
Self-Care & Habits
From morning routines and journaling to digital detoxes and goal-setting, this segment is about everyday habits that support mental clarity and emotional balance. We focus on practical, actionable recommendations.
Personal Growth & Identity
We write reflective articles on self-discovery, purpose, values, and how individuals grow and evolve over time. These can be penned by an expert or narrative tone but should remain of worth or learnability to the reader.
Sources and Citations
Our editorial staff follows rigid sourcing standards:
- Use credible, primary sources: Peer-reviewed literature, government agencies (e.g., NIH, CDC), highly respected organizations (e.g., APA, WHO), and interviewing credentialed experts.
- Quote correctly: If quoting a study or statistics, quote the source in the text (not as a link alone). Example: “A 2022 study in the Journal of Clinical Psychology…”
- Professional expertise: Therapy, trauma, or health-related posts need review or quotes from licensed experts (psychologists, psychiatrists, licensed counselors, MDs, etc.).
1. Fact-Checking & Review Process
Each article undergoes a two-step quality review:
2. Editorial Review
The editors check for clarity, tone, organization, sensitivity, and grammar. Editors also ensure the article fits our voice and values.
3. Expert Review (if necessary)
In case the work has health claims or psychological commentary, it will be reviewed by an expert subject-matter expert before publication. This maintains factuality and ethical integrity.
Authors have a duty to bring forward material that can be subjected to professional scrutiny in their submission.
4. Inclusive and Ethical Writing
Energevox is inclusive at its core. Our writing needs to convey respect towards all identities, backgrounds, and paths of life.
- Use gender-neutral language wherever practical (e.g., “partner” rather than “boyfriend/girlfriend” unless a gendered context cannot be helped).
- Don’t assume reader race, orientation, socioeconomic status, or life experience.
- When reporting on sensitive issues (e.g., trauma, abuse, mental illness), include warnings and references to professional resources or helplines where necessary.
- Steer clear of stigmatizing language (“crazy,” “addict,” “insane,” etc.) and opt for people-first language (e.g., “a person living with depression,” “someone in recovery from addiction”).
5. Headlines and Structure
Our headlines are informative, compelling, and to the point but not clickbait. 6–14 words, with language that creates curiosity or benefit.
Example:
- ✅ “5 Daily Habits That Help Regulate Anxiety, According to a Therapist”
- ❌ “You’ll Never Believe What This Therapist Said About Anxiety!”
Structure Tips:
- Use short paragraphs (2–4 sentences max).
- Break up sections with H2s and H3s.
- Use bulleted lists where appropriate.
- Always include a clear, satisfying conclusion or takeaway.
6. Updating and Maintaining Content
Wellness news changes. All that we produce when it is initially published has to be reassessed periodically for relevance, particularly when dealing with mental health and science. Stories more than a year old will be audited and republished accordingly.
Final Notes
Energevox editing is about living up to the responsibility we bear as wellness communicators. The beats we write about mental health, self-care, and human relationships are not editorial beats; they impact people’s actual lives.
Our role is to inform, not overwhelm. To inspire, not dictate. To connect with people where they are, and provide something that makes their day a little less awful and a little more meaningful.