ask me anything
introducing a brand new feature: the help hive!
Hi you.
The reviews have poured in and our sharing circles are a total hit, so I wanted to introduce a new offering that will allow us to hang out even more.
I’m thrilled to announce a brand new Q&A feature for Airplane Moders, a space for you to ask me questions that I can answer in a future newsletter. I’ve called it Ask Liz but really, I’m hoping that it turns into the Help Hive, a place where you can get support and guidance not just from me, but from all the members of our marvelous Airplane Mode community. While I’m always eager to provide my extremely unlicensed opinions, I know that all of you have buckets of wisdom and pounds of compassion to share, so I hope we can transform this into a place where all of us feel supported and witnessed by each other.
So if you’re reading this, consider yourself invited to ask me anything. Your questions can range from the personal, to the political, because as we know, they’re always connected. I’m mostly knowledgable about the intersection of journalism, feminism, politics and mental health, but I’m also happy to field questions on other topics as well. There are no stupid questions! You can ask me what you should do about the downfall of your dating life, or the downfall of democracy. Both really matter to me :)
Post your question below, and it might get picked! And if your query doesn’t get answered in a dedicated post, it might mentioned in another way, like as a prompt for a longer newsletter, or in a conversation in our sharing circles. I love hearing about what you care about. No matter what happens, my promise to you is that I’ll read every single question that you write.
Since you need to be a paid subscriber to comment and get access to the Q&A feature, make sure to subscribe now, so that you don’t miss out on all the fun!
I’m looking forward to hearing from you.
x
Liz
Coucou Liz!
What a brilliant idea. I haven’t had the chance to join the community chats yet, but I hope you do more of them - another brilliant idea!
I wanted to ask you and this community for advice on how to deal with my disappointment in a friend who doesn’t seem too bothered by current world events that impact me greatly. I am very lucky to have a wonderfully supportive community near and far of friends and family who care and support me, but it has been really heartbreaking to feel this let down by a friendship I care deeply about. I’ve tried to explain the extent of the grief with the assumption that they just don’t know, or to educate them about the specific injustice of this ‘growing stain on our collective conscious’ but it doesn’t seem to change much of the dynamic, and they seem more preoccupied about wedding outfits and my weekend plans. Am I expecting too much of them? Do I reconsider the friendship? If so, how? And how can I communicate with someone I love who just won’t listen, or worst, doesn’t care about something so important to me?
Thank you for any advice you may have! I also wanted to say a big thank you for inspiring me to write more in this moment in time, as an Arab woman in NYC with a very hyphenated identity - about the importance of community and care, and how we heal only together. I’m working on a book I feel very excited about already. Mille merci for all you do and the role you have had in encouraging me.
Love,
Faye x
Hi Liz! Long time fan here! Thank you for creating this space for us. I am curious to know what reputable news sources you would recommend? I currently utilize NPR podcasts and The Skimm newsletter. I want to ensure I am taking in relevant and correct news.
Thank you!
Roxanne