Substacks recommended by Paulette Bodeman

Recommended by Paulette Bodeman

The Wayward Mystic

By Sandra Pawula

Helping you cultivate a calm and clear mind—for the curious and the practiced.

The Great Reality

By Chandni Challa

Spirituality, self-empowerment, mental health, and sobriety

Style Your Stack

By Nan Tepper

Need help coming up with a logo? A wordmark? A cover image? Flummoxed by the tech? Do you want to brand your stack? Need a tour around the backend of your newsletter and help setting it up? I do it all!

Working with Nan is a delight. She not only has an artist's eye, but Nan takes the time to get to know her client and understand the client's vision for their publication.

- Paulette Bodeman

Square Peg Women

By Dr Lucy Morley Williams

The place for inspiration & the possibility of new ways of being & living in our world. Meet exceptional women who said no to round holes

SmallStack

By Robin Taylor

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

Soul Mastery Dispatch: Nurturing The Spirit of Change

By Nancy Boyd

Hi! I'm Nancy Boyd, your friendly neighborhood author, award-winning coach, and soul mechanic. I've kicked off this Substack to plunge into the depths of our ever-changing world, offering insights, stories, and no-nonsense guidance for a better world.

The Pause

By On Being

Replenishment and invigoration. Wisdom to take into your week. Our seasonal Saturday morning ritual — ongoing, advance invitations, extras, and news on all things On Being.

The 'Good Girl' Game Changers

By Dr. Chelle McQuaid

Helping women break free of their ‘good girl’ beliefs with practical evidence-based tools to embody their unique selves. Take the free survey to get started.

I appreciate the invitation, and the tools, that Michelle offers to embrace our imperfectly perfect selves and live our best lives.

- Paulette Bodeman

The Salty Crone—Prajna O'Hara

By Prajna O'Hara aka The Salty Crone

Writing from undefended heartbreak—for what has been shunned, lost, or betrayed to be salvaged—to restore feminine love—to explore archetypes, creative imagination, dreams—the return to our soul home.

Happier and Healthier

By JFT Beach 🏊 🧘‍♂️

Finding fun and meaning in life with meditation, sea swimming, and coffee (lots of coffee!)

Random Conversations

By Cathy Joseph

Changing the world, one joyous conversation at a time.

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.

The Next Write Thing

By Nan Tepper

Essays about my dysfunctional family and my often fabulous gay father, coming out as a writer, depression, working a 12-Step program for recovery from disordered thinking and eating. Sometimes it's funny, sometimes it's sad. It's all me.

The Next Write Thing by Nan is one of those publications I look forward to reading. I learn, I laugh, sometimes I cry and I always walk away feeling into our human connection.

- Paulette Bodeman

Creative Late Bloomers

By Sue Kusch

A newsletter about journeys while aging. Exploring the final decades of our lives: hopes, creativity, fears, dreams, regrets, gratitude, challenges.

Spirit + Soul

By Aleshia Moyamba

A monthly publication inspiring you to become radically curious about spirituality through interviews, narratives, and compelling stories.

Spirit + Soul is not only and invitation to explore your personal spiritual journey, but a resource and community that supports curiosity.

- Paulette Bodeman

Mexico Soul

By Jeanine Kitchel

Mexico Soul provides on the scene insights, travel trends, resources, reviews, and stories from a Mexico insider.

Mexico Soul is a love letter to Mexico. The stories Jeanine shares are fascinating and informative.

- Paulette Bodeman

Free To Wonder

By Heather Briann

Experiential explorations of self-discovery and living in alignment with truth through embodiment, instinctive meditation and non-religious spirituality.

Heather writes with wisdom and practicality for living from our essence in today's world.

- Paulette Bodeman

Wildhood Wanted

By Kristi Keller 🇨🇦

A weekly kick in the pants to DO SOMETHING about your restless human soul. This may or may not include disappearing to an island and living off coconuts and rum.

Rajanaka Studies, Auspicious Wisdom & Soulful Contemplation

By Professor Douglas Brooks

Rajanaka invites the study of comparative religions, philosophy, language, and mythology, with special attention to ancient India and eastern traditions. We offer practical, soulful conversation without dogmas or professions of faith.

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! 💫

Stantonland

By Chris Stanton

Thoughtful, satirical essays and absurd humor pieces.

Going Solo at the End of the World

By Marya Hornbacher—Going Solo

Solo traveler and New York Times bestselling author goes rogue to bring readers a first-person report from the far reaches of the American road.

Holly Starley's Rolling Desk

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

The Mindful Writer

By Amanda Saint

The Mindful Writer is where we live and write mindfully and use our words to create positive human connection by writing with compassion.

CREATIVE. INSPIRED. HAPPY with Evelyn Skye

Join our warm community where both storytellers & story lovers thrive! Whether you yearn to turn your writing into a career or simply hope to discover your next favorite read, we've got you covered. Led by New York Times Bestselling author Evelyn Skye.

Substack Writers at Work with Sarah Fay

Where Substack writers and visionaries build their platforms and make the money they deserve | One of the Top 3 Substacks globally

Lily Pond

Lily Pond covers cross-cultural experiences, plural identities and intergenerational clashes within the immigrant communities, dysfunctional family dynamics, violence & abuse against women, relational trauma, racism, emotional repression and healing.

My Weird and Wonderful Life

By Patricia Meier

Do you feel alone in your spiritual experiences? Feel like no one would believe what you heard, saw, or felt? This page is for you! Here I share my journey to feel Connected, Loved, and Enough; filled with hypnosis, channeling, & energy work.

Courageous Conversations

By Susan Harley

The art of consciously living in these dangerous and opportune times by a rebel mind. To be empowered , engaged and informed for thriving, finding joys and companionship.

Courageous Conversations are always thought provoking. I appreciate how important and necessary it is to have deep conversation with others, and within our own hearts.

- Paulette Bodeman

Starry Starry Kite

By Linda Castronovo

Infinite Possibilities and a World of Wonder

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.

The Power of Change

By Tracy Mansolillo

A community for navigating change. A roadmap to build resilience and confidence, live more mindfully, and pursue a joyful life, even when life throws you a curveball.

Everything is Personal

By Laurie Stone

The story is not about what happened, it's about what the narrator makes of what happened.

The Hallelujah Book & Hope Society

By Tara Penry

A literature professor combs books and this world of marvels for joy. Here's the result.

Tales of a Wayward Yogini

By Sue Ferrera

Fostering healing, acceptance, and radical joy through storytelling + community. Subscribe to find calm in the chaos.

Tales of a Wayward Yogini speaks to the yogi in each of our hearts, whether you ever step onto a yoga mat or not.

- Paulette Bodeman

Poetry Unbound

By Pádraig Ó Tuama

Open your world with poetry

Alchemy of a Journey

By Kert Lenseigne 🌱

Thoughts on “Becoming” through the five dimensions of being human. “We are spiritual beings on human journeys.” This is Soul work! This is how we cook our lives.

The Art of Enchantment, with Dr Sharon Blackie

New writing from the award-winning author and psychologist. A gathering place for lovers of myth, fairy tales and depth psychology, exploring the mysteries of the psyche and reimagining women's stories.

Beyond with Jane Ratcliffe

The internet’s most intimate, illuminating interviews with today’s greatest writers—get an in-depth look into the craft of writing and what it means to be a heart-centered human in a hard world.

The Pebble in Your Shoe

By Ilona Goanos

Where you enter the next chapter of your life facing your fears and moving forward with meaning, intention, and purpose.

The Pebble in Your Shoe is real, evocative and often laced with humor. Which is so helpful as we navigate modern life.

- Paulette Bodeman

Life Lives

By Kells McPhillips

A Substack about reading and writing and everything that distracts us from... reading and writing

Not So Random Thoughts

By Dan Ehrenkrantz

Keep your heart and mind open with inspirational writings on life and spirituality

Not So Random Thoughts, is a thought provoking publication. There's always a golden nugget to discover for the reader.

- Paulette Bodeman

Wild Arisings by Sandra Pawula

Weekly advice on calming your mind, healing your heart, and trusting your inner wisdom from a former mindfulness teacher.

I look forward to reading Wild Arisings by Sandra. There is always a nugget to find and cherish.

- Paulette Bodeman

The Chocolate Taoist ™

By Diamond-Michael Scott

Taoist Wisdom for a World of Paradox, Mystery, and Uncertainty

Diamond-Michael is a master at story telling and weaving Taoist teachings into the writing. His work is helpful for living in these modern times, and entertaining.

- Paulette Bodeman

Letters from an American

By Heather Cox Richardson

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.