Substacks recommended by Abi Newhouse

Recommended by Abi Newhouse

How to Be Alive looks to creative process as both a map and the ultimate practice ground for figuring out this being human thing. Through podcast interviews and written word, artist and therapist Carter Umhau builds a collective vision of creative living.

Great thoughts on all the things that nourish creativity.

- Abi Newhouse

HEATED

By Emily Atkin

A newsletter for people who are pissed off about the climate crisis.

For my fellow climate-anxious people, this newsletter helps break down the enormity of it all, and puts the blame where it actually makes sense.

- Abi Newhouse

Emma | Daily Sparkles

Author + glimmer finder helping you navigate healing with heart. Writing about finding light in dark places + embracing main character energy ✨ My book "Daily Sparkles: Illuminate Your Life With 1000 Glimmers" is out now!

Hot Off the Pews

By Chelsea Homer

Often using pop culture and cinema to dissect my beliefs. While I've left the church pews behind, mormonism remains a through-line in my essays.

Love her deep dives on the strangeness and also relatability of Mormon and post-Mormon culture.

- Abi Newhouse

BRAND PANIC

By Devon

I break down the business of fashion, unpacking how the incentives of late-stage capitalism push us all towards more, faster, cheaper. I especially like it when the brands are panicking.

The Corner Booth

By Elizabeth Cardinal Tamkin

The comfiest seat in the restaurant where I'll talk about my views on personal style, the Silhouette System®, how to get dressed, and some other recent thoughts I've had. But mostly style.

Love her thoughts on style and recommendations for creating a closet that's more sustainable.

- Abi Newhouse

Gumshoe

By Harling Ross Anton

Unraveling the mystery of personal taste.

Maybe Baby

By Haley Nahman

Chipping away at the inscrutability of modern life, popular culture, and how we feel about both.

Love the deep dives into existential ideas revolving around our relationships to tech, media, and ourselves.

- Abi Newhouse

The Philosophies of a Woman

By Rosie Card

mingled with creating, current event commentary, and whatever.

GEMINI MIND

By Rae Thomas

Ex-Mormon critical feminist, gonzo Freudian

Her deep dives into dismantling the foundation of her existence are relatable and beautiful.

- Abi Newhouse

AT THE KID TABLE

By Rachel Michelle Wilson

Let’s explore the world like we’re sitting at the kid table — a celebration of books, adventures, and connection from a kidlit author-illustrator

Reading in Real Life

By Sabbatical Boutique Travel

Stories about how we read, and why it matters. Presented by Sabbatical Boutique Travel. We pay writers for their stories. DM for details.