Sam Brodsky

Storytelling is all I've ever known. At age 4, before I learned to read, I'd make up my own version of Jeff Brumbeau's The Quiltmaker's Gift each time I'd flip through its pages. I was a super creative kid, and I still channel that creativity in my seven-year-and-counting career as a journalist.

 

Since spring of 2022, I've been the staff writer at Wondermind, a mental health brand co-founded by Selena Gomez, Mandy Teefey, and Daniella Pierson. When I'm not interviewing experts about antipsychotics and self-compassion tips, I'm speaking to people about their experiences with body dysmorphia and bipolar disorder. The ultimate goal is to translate "therapy speak" and research into digestible info and to help our readers feel less...well...alone.

Before Wondermind, I was an assistant fitness editor at POPSUGAR for over three years. While there, I worked on some really impactful features, interviewed big names in the entertainment and sports spaces, reviewed the latest technology in home workouts, and got personal about growing up as a gymnast. (My favorite time of year? The Olympics / Paralympics.)

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You can find the rest of my editorial experience—plus a compilation of my published work, ranging from articles to creative writing—on this website. View some more clips below or select the "featured work" tab above for a full list of bylines!

 

Writing fun facts in no particular order: Aside from my work as a journalist, I'm a poet. I graduated from Ithaca College with a B.A. degree in writing. I am a HUGE fan of the Oxford comma. I struggled through—and wrote about—Simone Biles' ab routine, and I single-handedly named the famous sparkly goat on her leotards (you know the one!). Oh, also, my dog is Wondermind's unofficial mascot because she is pretty much a ball of anxiety, and I love her for it!