Substacks recommended by Kelly Thompson TNWWY | There’s Nothing Wrong With You (And There Never Was) ™

Recommended by Kelly Thompson TNWWY

A show case for my work, I stream fiction before it goes to print, publish essays & interviews, and champion indie lit fiction by increasing visibility, challenging stigma, and proving quality.

Eleanor gives herself daily practices like her Memoir in 65 Postcards: The Recovery Diaries and her fantastic interviews shining light on others here on Substack. She’s curious, interested, and brilliant and you’ll be glad you found her.

- Kelly Thompson TNWWY

Forager Field Notes

By Michelle Dowd

For those drawn to wild beauty, seeking more aliveness.

Michelle and I both grew up in cults; if you enjoy my SStack TNWWY, you’ll love her work.

- Kelly Thompson TNWWY

AFTER/WORDS by Jessy Easton

Writing through the wreckage and the reckoning—the time I grew up in a meth lab and other uncomfortable truths. And teaching the somatic writing practices that make it possible to stay with the hard story.

Jessy is the real deal, a young mother finding her voice. She writes about growing up in a meth lab in the desert - a child of addicted parents and a mother in and out of jail. Don’t miss it.

- Kelly Thompson TNWWY

Let The Words Fall Out

By Mesa Fama

I believe that words can be bridges bringing us to one another. If you're like me and like to dig deeper into ourselves, go beyond the surface of things, and think about our place in all of this, then you'll find a home here.

Mesa openly shares her journey of not just recovery but moving from survival to thrival. I recommend her for her candid, compassionate and deeply resonant. writing.

- Kelly Thompson TNWWY

Least Famous

By Laury Boone Browning

Writer. Daughter. Recovering believer. Telling stories that stitch memory, grace, and grit into something honest.

Laury of the famous Boone family has a poignant voice and a story of what it’s like to grow up both with fame and evangelical religion.

- Kelly Thompson TNWWY

Going Solo at the End of the World

By Marya Hornbacher

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.

Marya Hornbuckle brings fresh open-hearted perspective from the road.

- Kelly Thompson TNWWY

Emily Rapp Black

Writer, professor, editor, tiny business owner. Write sad books but I’m really funny.

Emily Rapp Black writes from a place I recognize. Wisdom distilled from a life fully embodied. Her books earn a place on the top shelf alongside the writers who endure— without distance. Without pretense.

- Kelly Thompson TNWWY

Summer of Men

By Hannah Sward ~ Summer of Men

After 6 years of no sex, a 50-year-old single woman loads up the dating apps in search of a reliable summer lover, these are her encounters and musings.

Reading Hannah is like a conversation with your best friend. Both entertaining and deep; honest and inviting.

- Kelly Thompson TNWWY

The Talking Bone: Writing with Rene Denfeld

By The Talking Bone: Rene Denfeld

Rene Denfeld is the award-winning author of five novels, including the USA Today bestseller The Child Finder. Her novels are inspired by her real life justice work. Her Substack is your guide to writing—and selling—your book.

Rene Denfeld is my favorite contemporary fiction writer. I’ve read all her books, and The Enchanted remains a touchstone. Her work is unforgettable.

- Kelly Thompson TNWWY

How Healing Happens

By Linnea Butler ✨

Bridging Science and Spiritual Wisdom at the intersection of evidence and mystery. Offering healing insights on trauma, consciousness, psychedelics, and ecopsychology for analytical minds and spiritual hearts.

Linnea Butler, MS, LMFT, offers more than insight—she offers practice beyond it. How Healing Happens is where grounded clinical wisdom meets the lived mystery of transformation. Linnea doesn’t bypass pain or romanticize healing; she walks alongside it, illuminating a pragmatic path toward real, lasting realization.

- Kelly Thompson TNWWY

Vera Hart MD PhD

U.S. board-certified psychiatrist. Neuroscientist. Survivor. Truth-teller. I write about the anatomy of power—how systems groom, silence, and erase those who speak the truth. Writing under a pseudonym to protect my clinical work.

Wham! Bam! Thank You! Slam!

By Nan

Humans crave stories — and the women of Substack know exactly how to make them sting, sparkle, and stay in your head. No apologies. No tidy arcs. Just the parts we usually whisper.

Worth paying attention to: a clear container and an actual live reading venue for the female-identified.

- Kelly Thompson TNWWY

Melt With Me

By Paul Crenshaw

Essays on kindness, pop culture, and occasionally poop. Cancer survivor x2. Father of awesome daughters. Four-time Best American Essayist.

Cosmic Update

By Ang Stoic

Latest on the Astrology of Now with Ang Stoic.

Ang is a magician of word and sky. I've followed his astrology guidance since 2011. The BEST out there.

- Kelly Thompson TNWWY

Travel Stories Paired with Tinned Fish

By Steven Dunn

I write small travel stories and pair them with tinned fish, like how you'd pair wine with cheese or some shit. You ain't gotta like fish to like these mf'n stories.

Voice is everything.

- Kelly Thompson TNWWY

Songs for The Unadapted Ones

By Julia Lee Barclay-Morton

Songs for the Unadapted Ones offers writing and tools for living from a very-late diagnosed Autistic writer living with long COVID—designed for those of us inhabiting bodyminds outside the norm—voluntarily or involuntarily. All of you is welcome here.