Substacks recommended by Deb Sinness

Recommended by Deb Sinness

A collection of the finest newsletters with fewer than 1,000 subscribers, with special love given to the under 500 subscriber stacks out there.

Qstack | The LGBTQIA+ Directory of Substacks

By Mr. Troy Ford

Qstack ❤️🍊💛💚💙💜 | The LGBTQIA+ Directory, Community & Platform on Substack - SUBSCRIBE for bi-monthly updates of queer links, interviews, and stories.

Alive Day Newsletter

By Karie Fugett

Reflections on current events, updates on my forthcoming memoir, Alive Day, behind-the-scenes writing insights, Q&As, book and essay recommendations, scenes that didn’t make it into the book, and more.

The Mindfulness Coach

By Teri Leigh 💜

I help you untangle the knots of life, especially when life gives you the 💩stuff. Come for stories & 🧚‍♀️pixie dust, stay for the practical wisdom.

Just a Blink

By Cherie Lee

Personal essays about the things I think about including the passage of time, aging, health, mortality, retirement, and life transitions.

Shy Guy Meets the Buddha

By Don Boivin

Reflections on Work, Love, and Nature.

Don writes in a vulnerable, accessible way that opens hearts, making people feel seen.

- Deb Sinness

Carer Mentor: Empathy & Inspiration

By Carer Mentor by Victoria Chin

Heartfelt empathy for Caregivers. A hub of practical tools, resources, and expert insights. A portal of hope.

Memory, Time, History on Lake of the Woods

By Jill Swenson

Join me for a weekly glimpse into researching why the great-grandchildren of Kakaygeesick, were dispossessed of their ancestral homeland and what that has to do with me, a white woman whose great-grandparents homesteaded on Lake of the Woods.

@Jill Swenson effortlessly weaves her fascinating and tireless research with her personal story. Her writing makes you pause and reflect on the unknown history of your forefathers. Plus, she’s a gracious and supportive peer. I look forward to her weekly updates to learn more about Kakaygeesick’s story.

- Deb Sinness

Rethinking Retirement and Conscious Ageing

By Denise Taylor

Finding joy and meaning in later life. Deep and engaging commentary of retirement, ageing and later life. Writer of the Substack: Rethinking Retirement and Conscious Ageing.

Write-minded

By Brooke and Grant

Weekly Inspiration for Writers - A Weekly Podcast with cohosts Brooke Warner (She Writes Press) and Grant Faulkner

If you're a writer and like listening to writing related podcasts, Write-Minded is one of the best. Besides their insightful interviews with stellar guests, Brooke and Grant offer market trends and writing inspiration. Highly recommend!

- Deb Sinness

Letters From Turkey Town

By Tina Hedin

What happens after the worst happens? After the death of our daughter, we left home to travel the US. I write about love, loss and hope from the road.

Life In The Second Half

By Patricia Cusack

Reflections of an older woman who paints as well as writes, and is motivated by psychology, Buddhism and science in the second half of life.

musings by mika

By Mika

musings by mika is all about navigating uncharted terrain and discovering life beyond the comfort zone - moving past perfectionism, people-pleasing and playing safe and small. ✨ I also include my monthly Substack diaries to guide Substack newbies. 📖

Holly Starley's Rolling Desk

My living room is the world. Pull up a chair.

The Mindful Writer

By Amanda Saint

Join me to connect more deeply to your writing. Ideas for mindful living and writing; wonderings about the nature of reality, life, love and the experience of being a human; and how we can write meaningfully about it.

The Privilege to Feel

By Stephanie Land

Stephanie Land is the New York Times bestselling author of MAID and CLASS. She has the unexpected day job of a public speaker and continues to write about and advocate for survivors and people who parent under the poverty line.

Writing in the Dark with Jeannine Ouellette

For people who do language. Writing saved my life—so I teach writing as if it might save yours.

Tales of a Wayward Yogini

By Sue Ferrera

Fostering healing, acceptance and joy.

Introvert Drawing Club

By Beth Spencer

Playful drawing sessions for everyone. 🌻 Weekly art prompts, tips, and illustration techniques from a kind, creative community.

Accept•Adapt•Applaud

By Joan Stommen@substack

Bits and pieces of life as we grow along

Awake at the Wheel with Jonathan Fields

Weekly wake-up calls, prompts, and stories designed to help you feel more alive and less alone.

Age with Attitude!

By Robyn Everingham

In my quest for a long, well-lived life, longevity science collides with real life. Follow my personal triumphs and trials as I navigate this adventure.

Oldster Magazine

By Sari Botton

Exploring what it means to travel through time in a human body, at every phase of life.

Memoir Land

By Memoir Monday

Four verticals edited by Sari Botton: MEMOIR MONDAY, collab w/ Granta, Narratively, The Rumpus, Orion, The Walrus, Electric Lit, LitHub, Oldster; FIRST PERSON SINGULAR original essays; THE LIT LAB interviews + craft; GOODBYE TO ALL THAT, NYC stories.

Seasons of the Soul

Recommended by Deb Sinness