Substacks recommended by Rachel Ward

Recommended by Rachel Ward

My personal Substack

Big feelings, tirades, and delusions from a New York mom, navigating parenthood in the city and usually writing with one fat thumb while happily nap trapped.

Ordinary Animals

By Danielle

Ordinary Animals explores how we stay human—and raise humans—in our wild, modern, tech-saturated world.

Make / Do by Erin Boyle

By erin boyle

A scrappy little newsletter about living creatively, consuming thoughtfully, acting boldly, and generally making do, at home and elsewhere.

Intentional Style with Conni Jespersen

Let's dig into what makes personal style, personal to you and how to connect it to your everyday life, with the "intentional style reset". Join an engaged community that want to elevate, intentionally.

The Geewees

By Marina Strigari

An illustrated newsletter about Mom Life! A blend of European traditions and California lifestyle. Includes conversations with friends and simple recipes.

Dailyness

By Madeleine Dore

Essays and observations on the varying rhythms of our days—and how we can pay better attention to the many lives within them ✨

Dore writes about creativity, routines, and productivity-anxiety. Her writing is like a balm to my recovering-perfectionist soul.

- Rachel Ward

Growing up WEIRD

By Guen Bradbury

WEIRD cultures are Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich, and Democratic. Us WEIRD adults get allergy, diabetes, arthritis, etc – and these are shaped by how we’re raised. Traditional cultures show us how to give children better adult health.

For thinking parents who have read "Hunt, Gather, Parent" by Michaeleen Doucleff or follow Katy Bowman and are curious about what we can learn about parenting from cultures around the world.

- Rachel Ward