Substacks recommended by Aransas Savas

Recommended by Aransas Savas

The newsletter that connects what's happening in your body to what's happening in your wallet.

Sharing our passion for songwriting and creativity, thoughts on education, entrepreneurship and family travel, fun activities for kids, book lists and more — from Rachel Lipson and the Blue Balloon team.

Prompts From Paris

By Jane Bertch

My personal Substack. If this feels slightly different from the other newsletters you receive from Paris, then my mission is accomplished. I hope it prompts us to think and perhaps think differently; that is how we grow.

Heather Hester

I am the founder of Chrysalis Mama, a support and education site for parents and allies of LGBTQIA adolescents, teens, and young adults. I am also the creator and host of the podcast, Just Breathe: Parenting Your LGBTQ Teen.

Brain Faucet

By Kira (she/her)

*Siri write this down so it's out of my head* Grappling with work, identity, good pizza and bad tv

Dr. Kelly Casperson's Substack

By Kelly

Dr. Kelly Casperson's Substack

Upward & Inward’s Substack

Reigniting with purpose & peak performance. Achieve growth, radical collaboration, & purposeful productivity through introspection & aligned action. Leverage the best of behavior change, flow, human-centered systems thinking & human flourishing.

Fly Bravely

By Lia Buffa De Feo

Fly Bravely delivers storytelling about grief & rising. Through heartfelt narratives, new perspectives on the everyday, and moments of creativity, I invite you to discover echoes of your own journey in mine. Let's celebrate the courage that binds us. <3

Lia's view of life, of the city, and of healing makes me better and more grateful for this lovely life we get to live.

- Aransas Savas

The Porch with Brian Jeansonne

Proud New Orleans native, husband, and father of five. Diagnosed with ALS in 2019, now communicates solely through his eyes. Despite challenges, he wrote an inspiring memoir to spread love.

Wayward Utopias: Farm, Fiction & Friends

By Eliza Factor

Tending a utopia infused with the insight of disability, the beauty of wild herbs, the chattiness of chickens and the expansive power of the imagination.

Eliza's mission and her beautiful writing inspire me and boost my day. So grateful for women like her who are making the world more beautiful.

- Aransas Savas

the make light journal

By karen walrond

A journal about how to create and curate a light-filled life, by author Karen Walrond.

Susan’s Substack

By Susan R. Pryde

This is a space where I hope to inspire with my story of overcoming liver disease, or whatever else is on my mind!

The Moving Pen

By Kym Dakin

My blogposts are built on insights gained from 20 years of coaching & training. My poetry reflects the beauty, challenges, & mysteries of nature.

Holding Nothing

By Elena Brower

Dedicated to practice, study and listening.

Small Steps, Deep Breaths

By Gila Daman

Cultivate Mindfulness, Compassion, and Creativity

Sh!t I Learned From My Crappy Childhood

By Robin Hopkins

Join writer, actress, and podcast host, Robin Hopkins for stories about relationships, family, parenting, and sometimes running away from our past. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll call your sister to say you're sorry.

Reading Robin's newsletters feels like chatting with your warmest, wisest, and wittiest friend.

- Aransas Savas

BRASS RING

By Kara Cutruzzula

A bit of encouragement to start your day.

I've followed Kara's newsletter for years. It so often feels like she's in my brain cheering me on, challenging me to move past my blocks, and inspiring me to do brave work.

- Aransas Savas

Dear Reader, I'm lost

By Rebecca Holden

Letters from a writer navigating the world with absolutely no sense of direction.

Doing It for the Attention

By Cher Hale

So what if we’re doing it for the attention? IMO, that’s exactly what our creative, liberatory work needs.

Cher is a rare gem. She’s smart, warm, insightful, and really, really good at her job. I love reading her writing and get so many great leads from her newsletter for other creators to collaborate with.

- Aransas Savas

Gratitude Practice

By Gina Hamadey

It’ll make you feel better, promise. By the author of I Want to Thank You: How a Year of Gratitude Can Bring Joy and Meaning in a Disconnected World.

Gina makes gratitude, a truly transformative practice, accessible and joyful!

- Aransas Savas

Run to Write

By Julie

Where Movement & Writing Meet. Poetry, stories, and running. Leading the Run to Write Club— Move. Write. Connect.

Julie's poetry and reflections encourage and inspire me, both in my writing and my running.

- Aransas Savas

Oldster Magazine

By Sari Botton

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

Modern Loss

By Rebecca Soffer

Candid conversation and community on the long arc of loss and resilience. Beginners welcome. Subscribe now for exclusive content.

Cheryl Strayed's Dear Sugar

This is the home of two newsletters. Paid subscribers get Cheryl's Dear Sugar Letter monthly, plus her free newsletter several times a year, which includes her "Tells Us" author series. Free subscribers get everything but the monthly Dear Sugar Letter.

The Em Dash—from Carla Zanoni

I’m not good at small talk. Dispatches from my evolving brain, spirit and body.

Burnt Toast by Virginia Sole-Smith

An anti-diet, fat positive community about body liberation. And good snacks.

Culture Study

By Anne Helen Petersen

Think more about the culture that surrounds you