Susanna Schrobsdorff

Susanna Schrobsdorff is the Chief Strategic Partnerships Editor and a columnist at TIME

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It's Not Indulgent to Admit You've Been Struggling in Recent Months. It's Smart to Ask for Help

When friends ask how we're doing, I answer like everyone else who has both ...

When friends ask how we're doing, I answer like everyone else who has both a job and their health: I say I'm lucky and so grateful. Then I joke about how at the start of...

Anglea Bassett, Felicity Huffman and  Patricia Arquette try to find themselves anew in 'Otherhood,' the next beat in the 50-plus women genre.

'Is 55 Too Old to Go on Tinder?' What Dating Looks Like for the Middle-Aged

A slew of new books, movies and shows tackle the ups and downs of midlife r...

A slew of new books, movies and shows tackle the ups and downs of midlife romance

Cathy Guisewite reflects on women squashed between competing needs

What Happens When a Woman Has to Be Everything to Everyone

Lately, I've taken to saying that my goal is to luxuriate in the sweet inte...

Lately, I've taken to saying that my goal is to luxuriate in the sweet interludes between moments of crisis. Let me warn my millennial friends now: If you have kids in your late 30s, there's...

Provocateur Stormy Daniels Takes an Unexpected Turn in the National Spotlight

To understand what it means to be famous like Stormy Daniels, for the reaso...

To understand what it means to be famous like Stormy Daniels, for the reasons she is famous, spend time with her in a public space. She walks quickly, her head down, blending in with the...

Candice Bergen returns to CBS as Murphy Brown, as the show’s revival takes on today’s politics

Murphy Brown Is Back. And the Timing Couldn’t Be Better

On a sticky August night at a restaurant near the Kaufman Astoria Studios i...

On a sticky August night at a restaurant near the Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens, N.Y., the reunited cast, writers and staff of CBS's Murphy Brown, including Candice Bergen, are gathered for a drink and...

The Power of Irrational, Unshakable Optimism In the ICU

I'm paying for a coffee in Brooklyn when a doctor in Massachusetts calls an...

I'm paying for a coffee in Brooklyn when a doctor in Massachusetts calls and asks for permission to intubate my uncle. It's urgent. His lung has collapsed, and he's lost consciousness. There's no time to...

When It Comes to Breastfeeding, This Is Why Women Never Feel Like They’re Right

'We're overwhelmed and paralyzed by the debates about what's best'