Suleika Jaouad (/ s uː ˈ l eɪ k ə dʒ ə ˈ w ɑː d / soo-LAY-kə jə-WAHD; [1] Arabic: سليكة جواد) is an American writer, advocate, and motivational speaker. [2] She is the author of the "Life, Interrupted" column in The New York Times and has also written for Vogue, Glamour, NPR's All Things Considered and Women's Health.

Suleika Jaouad (pronounced Su- lake -uh Ja- wad) is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, author, artist, and advocate. She documented her odyssey of illness, healing, and self-discovery in the instant New York Times bestselling memoir Between Two Kingdoms, which has been translated into over twenty languages.

Suleika Jaouad is a New York Times bestselling author, Emmy Award-winning journalist, Creator of the Isolation Journals, & TED Speaker.

Sep 1, 2024 · In the last month, I’ve been taking things day-by-day—really, hour-by-hour, given how the side effects of chemo come and go. Living that way sometimes takes on a white-knuckling-it feeling, like you’re doing everything you can to muscle through.

Nov 29, 2023 · Netflix’s documentary film ‘American Symphony’ follows the cancer journey of writer and columnist Suleika Jaouad. Suleika and her Grammy Award-winning husband Jon Batiste dealt with the former’s leukemia while the latter was reaching new heights in his career as a …

May 15, 2024 · The new propaganda war, Ozempic and obesity, Suleika Jaouad's art of survival, and a Mississippi family driven north by tragedy.

Jon Batiste and his wife Suleika Jaouad had to skip the 2025 Grammy Awards.. On Sunday, Feb. 2, the couple — who tied the knot in February 2022 — shared a joint post to Instagram celebrating ...

303K Followers, 1,436 Following, 1,082 Posts - Suleika Jaouad (@suleikajaouad) on Instagram: "Author of BETWEEN TWO KINGDOMS and THE BOOK OF ALCHEMY (available for pre-order now 📚 ) Newsletter: @theisolationjournals Stage mom to @lentilbatiste"