Susannah Cahalan

About the Author

Susannah Cahalan is an acclaimed American journalist and author whose riveting memoir Brain on Fire (10th Anniversary Edition): My Month of Madness chronicles her harrowing personal battle with a rare autoimmune disease that mimicked schizophrenia, leading to a month of psychosis and near-death experience. A former reporter for the New York Post, Cahalan's writing bridges the gap between medical mystery and intimate storytelling, drawing from her own ordeal to illuminate the complexities of undiagnosed illnesses and the resilience of the human mind. Her work has been adapted into a major motion picture starring Chloe Grace Moretz, earning widespread praise for its unflinching honesty and accessibility. Beyond her debut, Cahalan continues to explore themes of health, identity, and recovery in her contributions to outlets like The New York Times and Glamour, advocating for greater awareness of neurological disorders.