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Recommended by Amy I Beeson 🐝

A smart new corner of the internet to talk fashion, feelings and creativity with the former editor-in-chief of ELLE & Cosmopolitan. Plus join my invite-only community. We're nice...I promise.

Get it DONE (on Substack) Weeks - by Claire Venus 💫

By Claire

Home of get it done challenge weeks on Substack. Build with clarity & confidence so that you can earn sustainably, share your work with joy & build a publication that truly supports you and lights you up. By Claire Venus, Substack Expert at Sparkle ON.

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! 💫

Culture Drop by Alexandra Sara

The best art, film, music and literature recommendations dropped directly in your inbox

The Gardening Mind by Jo Thompson

I’m a RHS Chelsea gold medallist and author sharing the simplest ways to garden. Join the community for weekly posts and chats, design guidance and gardening tips led by one of the UK's top garden designers.

Lemon Soul by Emma Simpson

By Lemon Soul served by Emma Simpson

Refreshing Perspectives & Slices of Life. "Highly Relatable", "Profoundly Human" 🍋

A beautiful writer full of soul, warmth, wisdom and friendship.

- Amy I Beeson 🐝

The Shift With Sam Baker

By sam baker

Women don't vanish after 40. Who knew?! Amplifying and celebrating the voices of women in midlife and beyond by the former editor of Red, Cosmopolitan (and Just 17!)

The Navigation

By Lauren Powell

Musings, meanderings, and methods for navigating modern life as a millennial Welsh woman in London. Subscribe for thought-provoking insights, practical guidance, creative inspiration & escapism. 🧭

Zestful Zen

By Holly Bailie (she/her)

Busy modern life offers choice…+ a side order of exhaustion! Zestful Zen is a place to pause, notice your needs & nourish them. We gather to reflect, connect & live mindfully. Subscribe for self-care, creativity & personal growth tips. Come & join us. 💕

Takbir

Writer, dreamer and creative comeback kid. Left the stage and screen in 2007, now rediscovering storytelling. Happily married with two daughters and two cats who think they’re in charge. Exploring creativity, family chaos and the art of starting over

It's never to late to come back to writing or start writing. Takbir's story and stories are wonderful.

- Amy I Beeson 🐝

Letters From Therapy

By Kate Harvey

I’m Kate, a psychotherapist writing about personal growth and therapy, so you can flourish in a life you love. With self-discovery tools and journaling.

HOME & HORT by JP Clark

A multi-award winning home renovation and garden makeover expert. Home & Hort is a celebration of interior design, gardening, life, culture, crafts & seasons. Expert tips & dollops of joy from me to you.

The Dressing Gown Draft

By Tom Wentworth

I'm Tom. I write for theatre, television, film and audio - but I always write my best words in my dressing gown and now I’m sharing some of them with you!

Tom is a sublime storyteller. Witty and heart-achingly tender.

- Amy I Beeson 🐝

The Hyphen by Emma Gannon

✨ a cosy online space for curious readers ✨ from Sunday Times Bestselling author Emma Gannon. Books, work, wellbeing & creativity. Top literature Substack globally. "One of Britain’s most prominent Substack writers" — The Times

This Woman's Work

By Rebecca Mack

Writing for better. Better for everyone.

Rebecca is an exciting new writer and one to watch.

- Amy I Beeson 🐝

Doctor, but also..

By Nirja Joshi

The messy, beautiful overlap of being a GP, a dancer, and a person with a life outside the clinic. Personal essays, stories from practice, and twice-monthly dance tutorials for paid subscribers.

Underclass Hero with Matt Taylor

An underclass hero is something to be. Creative Non-Fiction Essays about growing up in the UK care system (children's homes) and being a care leaver in the creative industries. If you want to be a hero, please follow me.

Coffee with Coops

By Ruth Cooper-Dickson

Welcome to Coffee with Coops☕️💛. Helping you put yourself back together when sh*t falls apart.

The Disaster Draft

By Micaela J Ralph

Writing, life, and the beautiful chaos in between.

Le Spritz

By Jessica Montoya

Zesty reflections on media and life, through the female lens.

Styled By Una

It started as a monthly fashion newsletter and has evolved into a bi-weekly publication covering style, beauty, health, dating, politics, current affairs, and whatever else comes up along the way. A true mixed bag. Come one, come all!