A home for writing by women about life, love, and loss at midlife, from the editors of the HerStories Project.

Stories of personal experiences shared with vulnerability and authenticity with the intention of bringing forth inspiration, connection and healing. These are medicine stories from a normal every-day gal, doing everyday life.

Each week I share poems, essays, and writing prompts meant to open the heart and nourish the soul.

Life is hard. Life is beautiful. Musings of a seeker learning to live (with metastatic cancer).

a human & her typewriter sharing what they create together

Connection through books, writing and conversation.

A behind-the-scenes diary of how I’m building a film career without film school — equal parts craft, survival, and love letter to cinema.

On Being and Timelessness is about literature, translation, and ideas. Topics include how the ancient and the present connect; Jewish poetry and prose; why translation matters; and people who are worth a closer look.

A membership community for midlife women who want to write, connect, and grow on Substack, from the editors of Midstory Magazine.

Inclusive, progressive rabbi taking a 360-degree view of things from my perch in the beautiful PNW.

Helping writers and creators share their work and connect with readers in meaningful ways. Digging deep into marketing, book launches, and platform development. Get my weekly newsletter every Friday.

News and discussion on trans legislation and life.

Creative writing for recovering perfectionists.

Essays on wildlife, wild places and the human condition.

Personal observations. Short narratives and verse. Often with a Judaic slant.

notes from the heart

Using mindfulness, yoga, Intuitive Eating, psychology research, and compassion to address the impact of perfectionism in all of its guises.

A haven for midlife women to challenge anti-aging narratives, embrace their continued becoming, and step boldly into what's next.

Where curiosity guides reflection and meets purpose. Here, we reflect on how we lead, grow, and navigate change with strengths, heart, creativity, and intentional action at the core. https://www.bigquestionscollab.com

"We are the stories we tell ourselves." (Joan Didion) This is a space in which I reimagine and rewrite those stories - past, present, and future. For myself, to be sure. For you, as well.