Substacks recommended by Danusia Malina-Derben

Recommended by Danusia Malina-Derben

Human/Mother

By Katrina Donham

I write about being a human, and I also write about being a mother.

Podcast Plunge | Podcast Recommendations & Media News

By Arielle Nissenblatt🎧

Plunge into this user-generated podcast recommendation newsletter, curated by Arielle Nissenblatt.

I Need to Finish This Before I Die

By Amy I Beeson 🐝

Writing a new memoir and being open about the process in posts and podcast. Sharing my co-creative conceptual know-how in Branding 101. Get updates on meet ups and writing events too.

my unserious life

By Sarah

critiquing society and my taste in men

The Gathering

By Allegra Chapman (she/her)

Spirituality for cynics. A space to explore the meaning of life, the universe and everything, when you're not sure what to believe in. A space to belong when you've never found belonging came easy.

I Grow Strong Again

By Jeannie Ewing

Honoring the full range of human experience with empathy and zero shame. I gather and elevate diverse voices that remind us of our shared humanity.

La Flâneuse with Karen Bussen

Sharing the wanderings of an American designer, entrepreneur and writer, newly transplanted (and transformed) in Paris. With stories, recipes, adventures and encouragement for living your fullest life, wherever you are.

Winning Sex Ed

By Tara Dawn Hartley

On a mission to take the taboo out of sexuality education. Reflections, resources & social de-conditioning to inspire a new paradigm.

Writing Out Loud - Virginia Mendez

Motherhood, sisterhood, womanhood (and a lot of other things not necessarily finishing in hood). You are welcome to my feminist thoughts!

Virginia makes trouble fun.

- Danusia Malina-Derben

The Curious Magpie

By Océane Meftah

A cosy nest for curious creatives of all sorts. Weekly creative prompts to inspire you. Monthly 'Draw Together' online sessions and quarterly challenges. A supportive community helping you find pockets of time to create without pressure or expectations.

The Publishing Spectrum

By Amanda B. Hinton

Guidance for writers and creative entrepreneurs who want to publish their work from creative truth — not reactive strategy. Get data-informed insights, creative tools and deeply human publishing mentorship.

Open Secrets Magazine

Open Secrets is a lit mag and community for memorable, revealing personal essays about all the subjects we're taught to keep "secret." Contact Editor Rachel Kramer Bussel at opensecretsmag at gmail.com

Annie Ridout

A bestselling collection of work/life essays by Annie Ridout (non-fiction author, journalist for nationals, viral poet and Sunday Times bestselling ghostwriter)

feminism for all

By 𝙅𝙤 ⚢📖🏳️‍🌈

Essays on intersectional feminist theory & reality; against rape and for lesbians ⚢; written by IRL victim advocate

Little Things

By Ali Griffin Vingiano

a newsletter about creativity, being human, and the experience of becoming who you are

FLESH WORLD by Jessica DeFino

Reporting on the absurd world of beauty culture. / “The newsletter the beauty industry fears.” - the Herald.

Mother Love Letters

By Violet Carol

Intimate and confessional writings on motherhood, womanhood, and identity.

The Magic Hour

By Caroline Donofrio

Essays and weekly card readings on finding magic in the mundane. A place to be human, together.

What Now? with Lindsay Johnstone

#21 in Parenting: Asking and attempting to answer various flavours of this question as I rattle roughshod over the peaks and troughs of perimenopausal midlife from home in Glasgow, Scotland

Brilliant Noise

Concise analysis for business leaders about our unfolding future.

The Reclamation Era

By Steph Sprenger

The intersection of midlife, single motherhood, and neurodivergence

Creatively Conscious by Claire Venus

By Claire

Celebrate the beautiful reality of your dream life and business right here, right now. Updates from a slow-lived life on the Northumberland Coast, thoughtful tools to help enhance your creativity and wellbeing. 💫

Mad About The House by Kate Watson-Smyth

Learn how to create beautiful interiors and find your own design style from the best-selling author and founder of the award-winning blog madaboutthehouse.com

The Power of Change

By Tracy Mansolillo

Redefine your life after 50, find joy after loss and join a community of hope.

A Day Well Spent with Leyla Kazim

A newsletter about purposeful living. Inspiration to cultivate a life of intention and empowerment, every week. By BBC presenter, journalist and writer, Leyla Kazim.

Auraist. The best writers on Substack.

By Sean

Trusted by 50K+ readers, we pick the best-written books from US and UK new releases and prize shortlists, and publish articles by world-class authors on prose style and AI writing. Plus the satire The Demon Inside David Lynch.

Absolute Pleasure

By Amy Gabrielle

Midlife, widowed mom to one tween boy. I write about some of the crazy sh*t grief made me do after my husband died from cancer in 2021.

The Autistic Mom

By Julie M Green

The Autistic Mom charts the experiences of a late-diagnosed autistic woman raising an autistic child.

Podcast Marketing Magic

By Lauren Passell

Making a beautiful show is only half the battle. How do you get people to listen to it?

I'd Rather Be Writing

By Walter Rhein

My perspective is never given equal representation in the mainstream media. I believe character matters. I believe the experts. I believe in education. I believe women. Let me know if you have a story to tell. There's no AI content in my newsletter.

Smart and actionable - Walter knows his stuff.

- Danusia Malina-Derben

Making it Work

By Youngna Park

Recommendations for kids, musings for parents, trying to stay sane.

While I Was Drawing

By Emily

A place where imagination wanders and where we follow the pencil line wherever it leads, in celebration of creativity, in reverence for nature, and in search of wonder.

musings by mika

By Mika

Honest musings on the twists and turns of leaning into creativity and see behind the scenes of my Substack journey. *NEW* Side Quest Queens: A supportive, fun, like-minded community for distractible queens.👑

White Ink with Anna Wharton

An exclusive creative writing community blending feminist thinking with writing craft (memoir, non-fiction and fiction) and personal essays. Hosted by a Sunday Times Bestselling and Orwell Prize longlisted author.

Flourish & Fare

By Aimée Francis

Seasonal tales from the Cotswolds. Inside, you’ll find musings on the British landscape, heritage and food. A joy-giving, whimsical publication that celebrates all that is beautiful.

Aimee's publication, Flourish & Fare, is a gem of whimsy. In modern written English, the word "whimsy" appears just 0.3 times per million words - reflecting how unique and extraordinary her work is in a vast ocean of soulful writing. Aimee's voice is truly one-of-a-kind!

- Danusia Malina-Derben

Sparkle on Substack

By Claire Venus ✨

Master Substack, write, build your DREAM business with joy! Global Top 10 Publication. Twice monthly space holding (co-working, workshops, teaching). Weekly chats, podcasts. A bespoke membership to help you stay creative and grow on Substack! 💫

Hype Yourself

By Lucy Werner

🏡 *I've moved house to www.hypeyourself.com* 🏘️ The Hype is a weekly email for self-employed creative entrepreneurs who need help getting seen & getting paid. Prompts. Templates. Personal essays.

Whimsical Writing with Wake

By Wake Lloire

A set of weekly whimsical writing prompts every Wednesday and daily explorations of what’s on my mind, and writing on my own whimsical prompts. Write with me, suggest prompts, or follow along with no pressure at all to do anything.

Too Much by Nicola Washington

🌱 For writers who want ease, not overwhelm in your Instagram book marketing. Stay visible on Instagram and keep your audience growing, one simple step at a time.

SOCIAL MEDIA ESCAPE CLUB

By Social Media Escape Club

Break up 💔 with social media

Stronger Girl

By Stacy Smith Rogers

Stronger Girl is an ongoing discovery of relationships and circumstances that invite us to grow together. Essays, poems, recipes and inspired content remind us there are times we need to be lifted up, and there are times when we need to lift others.

Blaqube

By Sara El-Sayeh

A glimpse of life in the cracks where mothering, othering and a deep desire for belonging meet. Here I write about memories of new, old and current worlds hoping I would hit a chord and make your heart say "uh."

This Is Human

By Ray Katharine Cohen

just trying to share my humanity

Write Like a Mother

By Sara Fredman

how to do a hard thing when you're already doing another hard thing

Unstack Substack

By Kristi Keller 🇨🇦

I help fellow Substackers make the most of their time by unstacking all the back-end chores that come along with writing on this platform.

Carer Mentor: Empathy & Inspiration

By Carer Mentor by Victoria Chin

Heartfelt empathy for Caregivers. A hub of practical tools, resources, and insights. A community support network—Human-ing hard. A portal of hope. ❤️

Victoria is dedicated to honest, hope-fuelled caregiver support and resources. Her portal is wonderful respite for so many!

- Danusia Malina-Derben

The Seed

By Kendall Platt

The Seed: Gardening for busy women- because your garden should be a source of strength, not stress. Take small meaningful actions to build your gardening confidence, quiet your mind and reduce overwhelm- one plant at a time.

The Content Brief

By Christin ⚡️

Explore the messy and meaningful both/and of work and life — with practical tools, real stories and curiosity as our guide.

Raising Good Humans with Dr. Aliza Pressman

The heart and science of parenting

The End-of-Life Educator

By Laura Perkins

Death education and grief guidance, from a Certified Thanatologist to her fellow mortals.