Substacks recommended by The Good Life Lab

Recommended by The Good Life Lab

A Low Desire To Please with Jameela Jamil

A fuck it bucket of all the things I think and feel. (I have only one account, this one, any other account claiming to be me is a fake)

Pulling the Thread

By Elise Loehnen

I read a lot and share what I learn. Spiritual seeker. Pulling apart the stories we tell about who we are so we can re-write a truer version. Host of the podcast Pulling the Thread, and author of the New York Times bestseller ON OUR BEST BEHAVIOR.

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By Rachel Karten

A newsletter about working in social media.

The Takeaway with Liz Moody

all the new science for improving health, happiness, and relationships, complete with the takeaways you can use to actually change your life

Ask Polly

By Heather Havrilesky

Advice and wisdom from Heather Havrilesky, published since 2012 (formerly at The Awl and NY Magazine). Paid subscribers receive 1-2 weekly posts on how to navigate our broken world with compassion, realism, and an open heart.

Messy Mondays

By Brandon Kyle Goodman

Shame-free conversations about relationships, sex, and identity through pop culture and lived experience. Weekly essays, live streams, and community.

Earl Earl by Laurel Pantin

Breaking down the hows and whys of what to wear. A styling and shopping letter by fashion director Laurel Pantin.

How to Feel Alive with Catherine Price

By Catherine Price & How to Feel Alive

Scroll less and live more with science journalist, author, Screen/Life Balance founder and TED speaker Catherine Price. Subscribe to receive essays, ideas, and evidence-backed advice for how to fill your life with more adventure, fun, and delight.

If you, like me, want to know how to feel a little less dead inside (and isn't that all of us), Catherine's Substack is for you! Full of practical tips we can all use to bring more joy, less burnout, and just more FUN into our lives. Also - very entertaining. Highly recommend!

- The Good Life Lab

The Isolation Journals with Suleika Jaouad

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

A Ukrainian writer in London

By Kateryna Babkina

Kateryna Babkina, trying her best writing in English.

FRESH HELL Tina Brown's Diary

By Tina Brown

Tina Brown's observations, rants, news obsessions, and human exchanges.

Hapitalist - formerly The Author Stack

By Russell Nohelty

Grow with joy, build the way you’re built, and make the money you want while staying true to your values. (formerly The Author Stack)

You've Got Lauren

By Lauren Neufeld

Welcome to the gallery! YGL is a space for creative living, vulnerable thought, and curated recommendations.

BAD AT KEEPING SECRETS

By Carissa Potter

emotional messes & intimate conversations

When I need a little understanding and calm, I turn to BAD AT KEEPING SECRETS. Every time I see Carissa's work, I feel like I'm not alone in the big, bad scary world.

- The Good Life Lab

Letters From Love with Elizabeth Gilbert

This is heart work

Hung Up

By hunter harris

Movies, tv, the celebrity industrial complex, and personal pop culture obsessions. Delivered twice a week to your inbox, written by Hunter Harris.

Hyphenated by Hitha

By Hitha Palepu

smart reads + musings from a multi-hyphenate

One of the smartest things I've done is subscribe to #5SmartReads. Hitha chooses overlooked topics and brings context, nuance, and her own take to them. If you want to learn a little, but not in boring way, I highly recommend!

- The Good Life Lab

That's Marvelous!

By Josh Gondelman

A newsletter for pep talks and general enthusiasm.

Granted

By Adam Grant

Adam Grant’s newsletter on psychology and work.

The Tiny Newsletter

By Julie Chavez

A small monthly sample of what I'm reading, watching, exploring, and stressing about.