Substacks recommended by Awake at the Wheel with Jonathan Fields

Recommended by Awake at the Wheel with Jonathan Fields

The Quiet Life is for people who love quiet, depth, and beauty, and is read in all 193 countries and all 50 U.S. states. Join us for art, ideas, consolations, and candlelight chats. You'll never be forced to do anything groupy.

Susan invites you into a world that celebrates individuality, and gives you permission to revel in the quieter side of life.

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Deep Thinkers

By Jon Soto

Seeker of wisdom. Recovering pessimist. Writing these essays to empower and encourage ♾️

Letters From Love with Elizabeth Gilbert

This is heart work

Liz reminds you that you're okay, even better, you're amazing, just as you are. And, you're never alone, or without love.

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Rolling in D🤦🏻‍♀️h with Jenny Blake

By ❤️ Jenny Blake

🍩 Twice-weekly personal essays about the stickier sides of self-employment, from a breadwinning business owner living in New York City. 🗽 Posts go live Wednesdays and Saturdays at 11:11 a.m. ✨

The Publishing Spectrum

By Amanda N. Bray

For authors and creative leaders who want to publish on Substack from their own intelligence — not borrowed formulas. Strategic guidance that integrates data, intuition and deep respect for how creative people actually work.

Your Artist Knows the Way

By Cynthia Morris

A program for writers and artists ready to thrive creatively.

Things That Don't Suck

By Andrea Gibson + Megan Falley

One poet's quest to uncover what shifts when we shift our attention

The Open Heart Project with Susan Piver

Getting personal about Buddhism beyond belief, meditation, love, the enneagram, writing. And music. And books. And sometimes other things.

Culture Study

By Anne Helen Petersen

Think more about the culture that surrounds you

Productive Flourishing

By Charlie Gilkey

A community and newsletter focused on thriving in life and at work. There's more to life and work than getting by and through.

The Audacity.

By Roxane Gay

Writing that boldly disregards normal restraints.

The Isolation Journals with Suleika Jaouad

A newsletter for people seeking to transform life's interruptions into creative grist

SoulStack by Beth Kempton

📖 Insights into the creative life from bestselling British non-fiction author Beth Kempton. ✍️Home of the SoulCircle writing community. All welcome ❤️ The most popular British 'education' Substack in the world 🥰 recommended by over 1000 other Substacks

Love the way Beth integrates wisdom and culture from the East and West to create a soulfully-infused, practical take on how to do life.

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Writing in the Dark with Jeannine Ouellette

By Jeannine

For people who do language. Writing saved my life—so I teach writing as if it can save yours.

Proof of Life with Jen Pastiloff

By Jennifer Pastiloff

A community of love, humor & Possibility. I was waiting for someone to give me proof of my life’s worthiness. F*ck that! YOU ARE YOUR OWN PROOF OF LIFE. Here you'll find poetry, art, guest essays, weird ramblings, offerings & OPEN ARMS.

Substack Writers at Work with Sarah Fay

Where real Substack growth happens—with leading Substack Strategist Sarah Fay and the Substack DNA Growth Framework™️

Life, Created.

By Cyndie Spiegel

Grown-Ass Wisdom, Everyday Microjoys, Zero Pretense— from the bestselling author of MICROJOYS and A Year of Positive Thinking

remind me to love

By Sebene Selassie

moonly missives for fellow students of love

Sculpted Thoughts

By Sara

Life is a series of pivots. Exploring the turning points that redefine how we work, heal, and grow through every season of change.

Oldster Magazine

By Sari Botton

Exploring what it means to travel through time in a human body, at every phase of life.

Thoughts on Being Well

By Jen Fisher

Personal reflections and insights on wellbeing. If you like it, please subscribe and share with your network!

🌻 A Year of Mental Health

By ✏️ Chris Guillebeau

An experiment in purposeful productivity, all through the lens of mental health and wellbeing. 💚

I really enjoy Chris' unconventional take on life, mental wellbeing, and how to navigate difference with confidence and joy.

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How to Midlife

By Rosie Acosta

Welcome to How to Midlife, where we're all about real connections in a digital world. Monthly emails filled with mindfulness tips, creativity inspiration, and relationship wisdom. No algorithms, just community. Join us!

Pathless by Paul Millerd

Unexpected takes on the modern world of work. Paul explores our obsession with work and the default path of success and tries to imagine new possibilities for how we can conceive of life, work & what matters.

Permission to Chill with Kristoffer Carter

By Kristoffer Carter ⚡️

First, we practice. Then we build community— with purpose, and joy. Breathe, and chill. I made us some chai. 🇮🇳

Subject to Change with Emily McDowell

Cautionary tales, unsolicited advice, and notes on living in liminal space, evolution, and returning to yourself.

No, Totally with Claire Diaz-Ortiz

notes on work, creativity, books, and gentle life optimization. also, memes?