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Susanna Schrobsdorff
Susanna Schrobsdorff
writes the
It’s Not Just You
newsletter on Substack
Recent Articles
Why There's No Such Thing as Casual Sex
Christine Emba has a radical proposition: What if there’s no such thing as casual sex? In her new book, Rethinking Sex: A Provocation, Emba posits that sex itself is inherently not casual—it’s not just a...
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
March 24, 2022
Hello November, Our Old Friend
It's the changeling season that makes time go all slippery and restless.
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
October 31, 2021
Self-Care Doesn't Have to Be Selfish: Mindfulness Teacher Shelly Tygielski On Generosity and Well-Being
In a new book, the founder of Pandemic of Love shows us how to care for the world as we care for ourselves
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
October 28, 2021
How William Shatner Turned a Flight of Fancy Into a Lyrical Pitch For the Planet
Star Trek's Captain Kirk, now 90, returns from space with a message for everyone, including Jeff Bezos
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
October 18, 2021
On Loving Someone Who Battles Inner Demons
For families and loved ones of those who live with the most serious mental health issues.
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
October 10, 2021
The Storytelling Genius of Jane Goodall and Why Intellectual Arguments Don't Change Behavior
The legendary primatologist has spent decades persuading us to change the way we treat animals and the planet, and she does it one story at a time.
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
October 6, 2021
What We Have In Common With Humans Of 23,000 Years Ago
For all of our 21st-century trappings, our human paths align across the millennia.
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
October 4, 2021
Anne Lamott’s Advice Could Stop You From Drowning in Cynicism
And why her new book, 'Dusk Night Dawn,' is a roadmap for this angsty moment
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
September 23, 2021
The Quietly Rebellious Art of Iranian Women and What We Can Learn From Them
These artists take our worn stereotypes about femininity, religion, and war and push them out of context nudging us to see them differently.
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
September 20, 2021
After 9/11: I Wasn't Prepared to Prepare My Kids For This New Reality
Learning to raise little kids in a world where planes can be bombs and the horizon can change in an instant
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
September 11, 2021
What Is 'Tragic Optimism' and Can It Help Us Make Sense Of This Moment?
Learning to let happiness be a byproduct of the search for purpose.
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
September 2, 2021
Superficial Empathy and Watching the Afghan Tragedy On the Little Screen
How our lizard brains muddle emotional reactions to what we see online
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
August 22, 2021
Simone Biles and Why We All Get the 'Twisties' (Even If We Can't Fly)
When your emotional gyroscope is off
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
August 1, 2021
Paulina Porizkova, A.I. Filters, and the 'Shallow Dating Ponds' of Middle Age
Well hello! I’m so glad you’re here. A version of this article also appeared in the It’s Not Just You newsletter. Sign up to get a new edition every Saturday. I don’t think I slept...
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
July 26, 2021
How I Curbed My Late Night Insta Yearnings to Move to Another Country
The world is right around the corner
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
July 13, 2021
Britney Spears, Sinéad O'Connor and the Radical Act of a Haircut
And their excruciatingly public struggles with mental health
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
July 4, 2021
Who Bought All These Ridiculous Clothes and Why Are They In My Closet?
Inside the great wardrobe purge of 2021
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
June 27, 2021
Do Mindfulness and Health Trackers Mix? Deepak Chopra and Fitbit CEO James Park on Managing Stress With Data
And why Chopra believes technology is an extension of human consciousness
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
June 15, 2021
Finding New Optimism In Those Pandemic Babies
And the calculus of when to have kids.
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
May 30, 2021
Here's the One 2021 Resolution I Want To Keep
And why it's way too easy to go back to our old, not so happy habits
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
May 23, 2021
When the Music Stops: An Actor on What She Learned About Self-Worth After a Year Without Applause
'I was completely burned out by the constant need to prove myself,' says Dear Evan Hansen star Ciara Elyse Harris of her pre-pandemic life.
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
May 17, 2021
Depression Is a Pandemic. Let's Use the Lessons of COVID-19 to Find Treatments
The recent spike in depression and anxiety is another reason we need a mental health moonshot now
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
May 17, 2021
The Brain-Boosting Joy of Seeing Art Live With Other Humans for the First Time in Two Years
And the science of why seeing artworks in person affects your mind differently than 2D viewing
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
May 10, 2021
How Trees Mother Their Seedlings and What We Can Learn About Connection From Forests
And the networks of communication and support we rely on
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
May 2, 2021
Watch: Justine Bateman on the Reaction to Her Book and Why Fear of Aging Is Worse Than Looking Older
The actor and director on what people are saying about 'FACE: One Square Foot of Skin,' and how she pivoted her career
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
April 25, 2021
I'm Awash In Pandemic-Fueled Gratitude and Taking a Solitary Cross-Country Road Trip
But I'll be driving through a nation trapped in a devastating cycle of grief and protest over gun violence
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
April 18, 2021
Justine Bateman's Aging Face and Why She Doesn't Think It Needs 'Fixing'
The actor and director's new book is a bid to liberate older women from endless cosmetic upkeep.
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
April 11, 2021
Before You Have That Bonfire of the Stretchy Pants, Consider Some Pandemic Wardrobe Habits You Should Keep
And other lessons we should all take with us
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
April 4, 2021
I Found a Rainbow At the End of My Hunt For a Vaccine Appointment
And why we attach mystical meaning to random sightings.
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
March 28, 2021
Be Bold, Be Proud, Speak Up: Raising Asian American Daughters Now
What the next generation can teach their mothers
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
March 21, 2021
Why Phone Calls Beat Video Chats (and Nothing Beats IRL)
New research reports that video calls and social leave you lonelier and more stressed
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
March 14, 2021
After the Pandemic: Are You Ready for the Old Normal?
We've all got some corporeal maintenance to do
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
March 7, 2021
What We Learned About Ourselves In the First Year of the Pandemic
And why March may be our psychological turning point
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
February 28, 2021
Why feeling awe inspires empathy
Why feeling awe inspires empathy
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
February 21, 2021
A Love Letter For All the Days After Valentine's Day
Giving ordinary love its beautiful due
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
February 14, 2021
The Strange Allure of a Flight to Nowhere (and Other Places We're Desperate to Go)
And why travel matters
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
February 7, 2021
Dear Struggling Parents, It's Not Just You. This Is Hard
Find compassion for yourself
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
January 31, 2021
Amanda Gorman and the Art of Being Unfinished and Imperfect
And why some scars stay with us
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
January 24, 2021
Our Fragile Optimism
And how to cultivate hope in the face of ugly facts
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
January 16, 2021
Picking Up the Pieces of Us
And the antidote to feeling powerless
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
January 10, 2021
The Irreplaceable Grace Of an Ordinary Morning
And why we need to say the names of those lost to COVID
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
January 3, 2021
Dear Netflix, I Just Can't Do this Any More
And other futile New Year's resolutions
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
December 27, 2020
When the Earth Tilts Toward Hope
What the winter solstice brings
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
December 20, 2020
Allie Brosh's New Book and Other Magic
And the trouble with solutions
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
December 12, 2020
A Post-Pandemic Bucket List (and What To Do In the Meantime)
What we want most when this is all over
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
December 6, 2020
The Maddening Psychology of Holiday Zooms
And the wisdom of poet Maggie Smith
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
November 29, 2020
Connie Schultz On Finding Room for Kindness on Twitter
And the art of being present.
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
November 22, 2020
Thanksgiving Travel Guilt and Other Tales of the Pandemic
And going home for the holidays in a pandemic year.
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
November 14, 2020
And the power of example
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By Susanna Schrobsdorff
November 8, 2020
Sarah Silverman On Her New Podcast
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By Susanna Schrobsdorff
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