Susanna Schrobsdorff

Susanna Schrobsdorff writes the It’s Not Just You newsletter on Substack

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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

Hello November, Our Old Friend

It's the changeling season that makes time go all slippery and restless.

By Susanna Schrobsdorff

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Simone Biles and Why We All Get the 'Twisties' (Even If We Can't Fly)

When your emotional gyroscope is off

By Susanna Schrobsdorff

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

How I Curbed My Late Night Insta Yearnings to Move to Another Country

The world is right around the corner

By Susanna Schrobsdorff

Britney Spears, Sinéad O'Connor and the Radical Act of a Haircut

And their excruciatingly public struggles with mental health

By Susanna Schrobsdorff

Who Bought All These Ridiculous Clothes and Why Are They In My Closet?

Inside the great wardrobe purge of 2021

By Susanna Schrobsdorff

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

Finding New Optimism In Those Pandemic Babies

And the calculus of when to have kids.

By Susanna Schrobsdorff

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
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