Substacks recommended by Daphne Berryhill

Recommended by Daphne Berryhill

All My Language

By Mariah Maddox

a woman and her words — as needle and thread, as offerings.

Badass’s Substack

By Badass Rebellion

My personal Substack

3 psychologists break midlife down

- Daphne Berryhill

Over the Influence

By Jo Piazza

A hilarious and often factual romp through the world of social media, old-school media, publishing and whatever else catches our fancy.

Jo's writing is honest, candid, and unpretentious.

- Daphne Berryhill

So Here’s a Thing

By Michael Marshall Smith

Words about writing, and the world, and the weird and fascinating things in it. Everything's interesting if you give it a good look — so let's go do that.

I like the way he arranges words.

- Daphne Berryhill

Glazomania

By Gretchen

An unusual fascination with making lists.

My Morning Muse

By Susanne Helmert

My little space to share the things I love. Mainly photography and other artistic endeavours.

She Tried

By Nora McInerny

essays and encouragement for people doing their best in a busted up world.

Everything is Liminal

By Jenna

Liminal states are the in-between stages—in other words, transitions. And as a Gen Xer who is about to become an empty nester, I think about this stuff a lot.

Thought-provoking essays on GenX midlife

- Daphne Berryhill

Subject to Change with Emily McDowell

Cautionary tales, unsolicited advice, and notes on being alive, from a writer/illustrator and recovering company founder.

Not Yet

By Sara S.

short writings on love, being a human, motherhood, desire, relationality, literature, film, music, and whatever else I am thinking about.

Sara's essays are worth savoring — every single word.

- Daphne Berryhill

JENOVIA'S WEB

By Jenovia

The agony and ecstasy of life, love, and being human.

In Pursuit of Clean Countertops

By Sara Petersen

Unpacking my obsession with momfluencer culture to destroy the myth of the perfect mama.

Because I wasted a lot of time in pursuit of dumb shit

- Daphne Berryhill

The Midst

The gateway drug to the modern midlife experience Also an independent media project by the makers of Venus Zine and Jumble & Flow.

Great inspo & info for figuring out your 40s

- Daphne Berryhill

Mad Woman

By Amanda Montei

Essays, conversations, and criticism on books, culture, and feminism. Also a new writing group for founding subscribers.

Amanda gets it, and articulates it SO well.

- Daphne Berryhill

Publishing Confidential

By Kathleen Schmidt

News and analysis about the book publishing industry that you won't read anywhere else.

What's happening in the publishing industry matters to everyone.

- Daphne Berryhill

Matriarchy Report

By Lane Anderson

A feminist newsletter about care work, family, and capitalism and how to make things better for everyone. Gender, motherhood, occasional rants. By two journalists + uni profs.

Celebration

By Amy Federman

Celebration—a newsletter in the spirit of a party abuzz with good conversation.

Amy’s thought process makes anything interesting.

- Daphne Berryhill

Unraveled

By Amanda Ripley

A newsletter about human behavior, conflict, journalism and change.

Amanda's High Conflict book was a life-changing read.

- Daphne Berryhill

The Audacity.

By Roxane Gay

Writing that boldly disregards normal restraints.

Stuff I haven’t read before, but want to read.

- Daphne Berryhill

Plain Sight

By Zachary Ayotte

Thinking and looking. Photographs, attention, maintenance, care.

Zachary’s viewpoint is like none other.

- Daphne Berryhill

An Irritable Métis

By Chris La Tray

Email newsletter from Chris La Tray, member of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians, author of "Becoming Little Shell" from Milkweed Editions (8/20/2024), and 2023–2025 Montana Poet Laureate.

Challenging, eye-opening — beautiful, comforting

- Daphne Berryhill

Burnt Toast by Virginia Sole-Smith

Dismantling diet culture and anti-fat bias, especially in health, fashion, and parenting. (But non-parents like it too!)

finally, finally, FINALLY!

- Daphne Berryhill

Culture Study

By Anne Helen Petersen

Think more about the culture that surrounds you

It makes me feel like when I was kid watching Oprah

- Daphne Berryhill