What Do We Do Now That We’re Here? is a newsletter that asks how to live a meaningful life in a chaotic and unstable world.

It’s a Substack-featured publication and a Substack Bestseller. It’s also been mentioned or featured in the New York Times, Outside Magazine, New York Magazine, Harpers Bazaar, and Sierra Magazine.

Most of the things we need to do to heal the planet and our society are the same things that would heal ourselves. This newsletter explores that idea by touching on a wide variety of themes including the climate crisis, collapse, personal development, mental health, social isolation, recovering from overachievement and more.

About me

I’m Rosie Spinks, a writer based in the UK. For ten years I was a journalist whose work was published in places like The Guardian, Quartz, VICE, NPR, Sierra, Outside Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, Pacific Standard, Lucky Peach and many others.

My reporting career was varied: I aggressively covered the lack of regulation in the cruise industry; questioned the impacts of “live like a local” travel; chronicled gentrification in east London; covered the weird world of wellness, from Instagram life coaches to “all natural” birth control — and lots more. One of the most popular stories I’ve ever written (and my personal favorite) is about why we don’t squat more.

I started this newsletter in 2016 as a form of self promotion for my journalism work. Over time, it’s because something else entirely—and the primary home for my writing. I hope you enjoy it. 

If you’d like to hire me for writing, ghostwriting, editing, or editorial consulting, please visit: rojospinks.com or email rosiespinks [at] gmail [dot] com.