Substacks recommended by Ral Joseph

Recommended by Ral Joseph

True stories from 50+ years of life — sometimes funny, sometimes painful. My weird workplace, nostalgia, technology, travel, music, family, and grief.

Attempts at Optimism by Emma Vivian

Words to make you feel something in a fractured world. Optimism optional, honesty guaranteed.

The Freelance Writing Network

By The FWN

Providing the opportunities and insight needed to help writers get paid and grow their careers.

Unplugged by Yana G.Y.

[FREE 5k/month Masterclass] The exact model I used to build a $5k-$10k/mo newsletter with AI & Automations working 2 hours/day: Courses, Strategies, Tactics, AI Tools, Challenges & 1:1 HELP to grow, convert & scale revenues.

Writing Wednesdays

By Matt Lillywhite

I write love letters about writing, reading, and why storytelling is important.

NooS Substack

By Anne & Avery

Written by Anne, RD and Avery, NBC-HWC. Two moms making whole foods, regular exercise, and healthy habits cool. Skip the fads and trends and prioritize the basics with us!

PATHWAY

By Pathway by Sufyan Maan

I write words, hike mountains, make things, read biographies of great entrepreneurs, simplify AI, and take on 30-day challenges, then share what I learn. Each week, you'll get practical lessons you can use to grow in your work and life.

Shemarica’s Substack

By SheUnfiltered

My personal Substack

Elizabeth Aman

writers, artists, welcome. ✨ kick off your shoes, grab some tea, and stay a while.

A Slow Living Path

By Dimi From A Slow Living Path

A Slow Living Path shares real-time lessons for creatives building a life and business by trusting their intuition, not chasing trends.

My personal Substack

Welcome to the place where my bones speak first. This is my Substack, where I’ll be laying poems down like open wounds and strange prayers—some polished, some still bleeding. Purchase my poetry books through the link in bio.

Charlie Dog

Charlie to the Rescue is a group of dedicated volunteers who feel passionate need to get homeless animals into loving homes. We fundraise for rescues/shelters and donate every cent we receive for paid subscriptions to a 501c3 rescue/shelter!

Mindfulness Saves Lives: A Compass for Inner Peace

By Mindfulness Saves Lives by Derek Lakin

I write to help you stop numbing your emotions, learn how to listen to their wisdom, and free yourself from self-destructive cycles.

Debra Douglas

Where markets, power, and culture collide — with bite and a side-eye view

Watch Well Games

By K.J.

Building community around indie tabletop roleplaying games, stories, art, and more.

Rogue Literary Society

By M Sarki

"The new bull of meaning" in literature, poetry, and critical book reviews.

The Analytical Lens

By Kiran Bilal

The writer explores the intricacies of life through the lens of logic, emotion, and sometimes, reason.

Polly’s Substack

By Polly Walker Blakemore

I write to discover, honor, and share the human in humanity in my day-to-day life.

Notes on Love & Magic

By Kirstie Jayne Norris

Just a girl who loves naps and dumplings, writing stories about love and magic.

Chris’s Substack

By Chris Keller

My personal Substack

ThePeopleAlchemist by Laura Mariani

By Laura

Work, life, ambition, and reinvention — for women navigating growth without losing themselves. Essays on identity, change, and why transformation fails when self-image stays the same. Because who you think you are changes everything.

Kiran Bilal

Kiran is one of the most dynamic people I know—a brilliant Biotech scientist, an amazing mom, and a loyal friend. Our connection from Medium to now Substack has only deepened my admiration for her. Her writing is smart, relatable, and bursting with soul. She's a true force of nature. Watching her balance so many roles with humor and grace is inspiring. Kiran’s newsletters blend intellect and heart seamlessly. She's a one-of-a-kind powerhouse you have to follow.

- Ral Joseph

eSENSE™

By Martin

A radical resolution to your suffering. Not a temporary relief for the restless mind offered by mainstream psychology but a lasting transformation born from the change of mind itself. Enter the silence of my words and the roots of suffering dissolve.

Maggie McCombs

Let's Talk About Grief

By Nikki Meyler Miller

Let's Talk About Grief is designed to connect a community of grievers and support healing & resilience.

Izzibella’s Substack

By Izzibella Beau

My personal Substack focusing on short chapters and stories

The Amazing Zoot & Algy

By Lee Arnold

Lee Arnold's Substack of all comedic things.

The World She Writes

By Liliane Briarwyn

For the quietly wild, the tender-hearted, the ones who believe in stories that linger. Here, you’ll find poetic historical romances woven with nature, memory, and a hint of quiet magic, stories that do not shout but linger. Come and stay a while.

Stacking’’s Substack

By Stackin’ and Sippin’

My personal Substack

Charlotte Del Signore

Writing about career and life orientation in unstable times

Modern Freedom

By Tim Denning

I will help you live with less stress and more freedom by improving every aspect of your lifestyle – money, work, productivity, relationships.

Jana Renner - Rise Health Coaching 🐦‍🔥 ✨

By Rise Health Coaching by Jana

Health & Nutrition Coach, Owner of Rise Health Coaching by Jana 🐦‍🔥 Subscribe now and get a free copy of my Goal & Progress Reflections Exercise. It is a fantastic tool to help you overcome obstacles and gain clarity!

Art by Viktoria

By Viktoria Åström

A weekly newsletter on creativity and making time for art. My life as an artist and children's book illustrator.

Busy Book Builder ☕️

By Gunnar Habitz

Inspiring upcoming and existing busy authors to publish their books and adding a side income by writing online from anywhere - like I do in various cafés in Sydney and worldwide. I write about book marketing and real life networking with good coffee.

Finding Creative Ground

By Kate Kern Mundie

Join artist and teacher Kate Kern Mundie for essays on painting, color mixing, and creative practice. A little art, teaching, and everyday life intertwined.

Sam H Arnold

Proof you can write a book between school runs and work shifts.

Daybreak Notes & Beans ☕️

By Alexander Verbeek

Start your day with what's happening beyond the headlines—thoughtful news analysis and global storytelling, all in the time it takes to enjoy your coffee.

Rashida Beal

Professional athlete, writer, & thinker. Sharing life experiences and lessons to connect with others.

Trade With Harshath (TWH)

By Trade With Harshath's Substack

I’m a Fintech influencer and forex trading enthusiast, writing about business, finance, economics, and mainly forex. My goal is to help you navigate these fields with confidence, offering strategies, insights, and real-time analysis.

Ink and Light by Nat Hale

This is a garden of stories grown from therapy. Here, the work of healing is shaped into metaphor-rich writing through flowers, seasons, and the quiet rhythms of the natural world. These pieces explore trauma and tenderness, and the slow, deliberate work

Darby Jones | Fraternal Youth

I share hope & hard laughs. Absurd/satirical NF for dads, parents, jokers. Free subs get 20-pg. manifestos on Hope & Peaceful Parenting. Experience: Editor (18 yrs) | Raised boy-girl twins (16 yrs) | Good news curator (5 yrs) | Eternally joyful

Meg Macy’s Clouds and Rainbows

My personal writing life, politics, musings about a buncha stuff...

Identity Interrupted

By Laura Mikels

Investigating the startling change from one identity - writer, athlete, scientist, student, whatever - to Mom.

Eco

By John Pearce😀🦋🌈 🦅🌻

News and views on environmental issues, politics, society, technology and the wider world.

Mike Searles - PDFs

Essays and daily cartoons from my world of digital publishing, shared as I build and sell in public.

Paul Krugman

Notes on economics and more

You Have the Right to Remain Mouthy

By The Mouthy Renegade Writer

Writing about politics, racism, and social justice, with attitude and a sense of humor. My goal is to keep you woke, thoughtful, and laughing. Sometimes all three. &:^)

Emotional wisdom for challenging times. Change the story, love wisely, stay hopeful—with wry British humour.

Planet Ral

Recommended by Ral Joseph