Between Friends Media

The Rise of Reality

What producing The Hills taught me about politics, performance, and modern life

May 12 • Sophia Rivka Rossi

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April 2026

Frozen Yogurt Is Forever

On Diet Culture, Protein Psychosis, and Why Froyo Never Really Left

Apr 30 • Sophia Rivka Rossi

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Types of Female Friendship: Family or Exes

A friendship theory and some unrelated thoughts..

Apr 21 • Sophia Rivka Rossi

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Awe is Magnetic

On perspective, desire, and where your thoughts live

Apr 15 • Sophia Rivka Rossi

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Things I Know But Keep Forgetting

Advice I give freely and am still learning to take

Apr 7 • Sophia Rivka Rossi

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March 2026

The Priest Who Went Viral Made Me Revisit the Thing I Quit

Last year I had a big idea.

Mar 31 • Sophia Rivka Rossi

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It's Mahjong Madness. And More.

A quick note: this Substack has a new name. I rebranded to Between Friends Media!

Mar 27 • Sophia Rivka Rossi

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GET QUIET TO GET LOUD

On girl bosses, betting on yourself, and the only place clarity actually comes from.

Mar 18 • Sophia Rivka Rossi

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HOW TO PRODUCE CANCER

Seven years, fifty ER visits, and the cheat sheet I wish someone had given me

Mar 11 • Sophia Rivka Rossi

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Every Woman I Know Is Exhausted

Ferritin, fatigue, and my slightly unhinged plan to fix it

Mar 3 • Sophia Rivka Rossi

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February 2026

THE DETAILS ARE THE ART

On discovering my taste, public art, and the discipline of paying attention

Feb 27 • Sophia Rivka Rossi

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Is There Anything More Humiliating Than Desire?

On envy, the Year of the Fire Horse, and why I’m back on my bullshit doing The Artist’s Way

Feb 20 • Sophia Rivka Rossi

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