Substacks recommended by Rachel Lipson

Recommended by Rachel Lipson

The Strong Buzz

By Andrea Strong

Read it and Eat: The NYC Food Feed You Need (but can't find anywhere else)

the best best

By Alex DiCapo Patel

A weekly newsletter of pieces, places, and things I’m loving, coveting, and fixating on.

Jet Plane Crew

By Jen Ruiz

Daily, real-time access to vetted media opportunities from an award-winning travel journalist and content creator. Helping you get published, visible, and paid to travel and work remotely.

Jet Plane Crew makes traveling writing approachable and accessible. Even if you have never considered becoming a travel writer, but love to travel, this account is for you.

- Rachel Lipson

The Hapitalist podcast

By Russell Nohelty

At Hapitalist we help transform your business into a Good Chaos Engine that turns the work you can't stop obsessing over into something your customers can’t resist, your industry can’t stop talking about, and makes selling feel like cheating.

Write • Build • Scale

By Sinem Günel

Learn how to write online, build your audience, and scale your income.

Sinem, Philip & Jari know the ins & outs of Substack Growth. Highly recommend!

- Rachel Lipson

Franki Bagdade M.Ed. LMSW

By Franki Bagdade M. Ed. LMSW

ADHD, parenting, mental health, and messy-but-honest musings from a therapist, mom, and writer figuring it out in real time.

The Life Edit with Shira Gill

Less clutter, more clarity — practical strategies to simplify your home, life, and business. Join readers in 150 countries + all 50 states 📍

platonic love

By Aliza & Aja

A twice weekly newsletter by friends, for friends.

The Joint Account

By Heather and Douglas Boneparth

Helping couples talk about money.

hyperfixation

By Raisa Aziz

art, design, fashion, food. welcome to your next hyperfixation.

Happy on Purpose

By Amelia Wilson

Happiness, habits, and how to thrive in midlife!

Extra Credit

By Alexis Benveniste

Notes on food, travel, trends + the people behind it all.

Leadership in Change

By Joel

The weekly newsletter for executives and mission-driven leaders putting AI to work. Tested prompts, real frameworks, and what to do Monday morning... not just theory.

Caitlin Greer Meister

Parent educator, Harvard-trained instructional leader, and mom told “we don’t know how to help your child.” So I did it myself. Practical strategies for the “capable kid skills” that turn daily chaos into calm—no sticker charts required.

LIVING SMALL

By Laura Fenton

A home & garden newsletter about small spaces, sustainable living, and all the joys (and pains!) of living with less from Laura Fenton, the author of The Little Book of Living Small.

mom friend

By Jennifer Cook

mother. writer. curator.

Blue Balloon Songwriting School

By Rachel Lipson

Sharing our passion for songwriting and creativity, thoughts on education, entrepreneurship and family travel, fun activities for kids, book lists and more — from Rachel Lipson and the Blue Balloon team.

Bold Moves

By Kristen Rocco

Kristen Rocco shares real stories, mindset shifts, and actionable steps from the Bold Moves: How Did You Know podcast—all within a purpose-built community for clarity, courage, and support so no one has to navigate a bold move alone.

Lessons From The Flight Deck ✈

By PIlot Nick

✈️ A pilot in your inbox for nervous flyers who want to fly calm, frequent travelers who want the edge, and aviation lovers who want the real stories.

The ADHD Weasel

The place where you finally feel understood. Weekly newsletter for late-diagnosed women who've spent too long thinking they were the problem.

Modern Loss

Candid conversation and community on the long arc of loss and resilience, by Rebecca Soffer. Beginners welcome. Subscribe now for exclusive content.

Homeward

By Amanda Hesser

A top-to-bottom renovation, design finds, and hard life questions—the nitty gritty of creating our home in Ojai, CA. Plus, input from experts and all of you! A researched, opinionated resource from Amanda Hesser of Food52, Schoolhouse, and Dansk.

The Spark ✨

By Ruthie Ackerman

A weekly newsletter from a big city girl with big bylines (Vogue, Glamour, NYT) about the craft of writing, building a supportive literary community, plus reading, design, and lifestyle recommendations for creatives of all kinds.

VARSITY READER

By Julia @smarterinasec

Childhood sports flop = varsity reader. Weekly article roundups, career tips, product recs, and other actionable ways to level up.

New York Cartoons

By Jason Chatfield

A free cartoon in your inbox every week + live drawing videos with creative insights, along with hand-drawn stories that prove being a New Yorker cartoonist & comedian in NYC is exactly as unhinged as you'd imagine.

I’ve always loved New Yorker cartoons and getting to see the process through the eyes of one of their artists is pretty amazing. You will love Jason's newsletter!

- Rachel Lipson