Substacks recommended by The Midst

Recommended by The Midst

I am Roma van der Walt, a former pro athlete and a sports scientists. This newsletter examines the intersection of female longevity, health and performance optimization.

Carisa Deegan

Marjorie Justice

Writer, Teacher, Mother (pets and humans), Yogi, Midwesterner, Embracing all things "Middle"

Kate Mitchell

The Ethical Edit

By Ashlee Piper

Creator of #NoNewThings. Helping you to remember that you have and are enough.

Glue Stuff To Stuff with Jennifer Perkins

By Jennifer Perkins via Substack

Waxing poetic about gluing stuff to stuff.

Lucia Kanter St. Amour

"The most interesting woman in the world," according to dubious sources

Julie Wekenmann

Margaret Harris

Dr. Mary Claire

Dr. Mary Claire Haver | OB/GYN & menopause specialist | Author of The New Menopause & The New Perimenopause | Founder of The Pause Life. Science-backed tools for thriving through midlife and beyond.

Two Minute Taboo

Short, sizzling stories you can devour in about two minutes. Quick, naughty, and deliciously taboo—because the best indulgences come in small doses.

Kimberly Hansen

Melissa Glass

Flourish & Flow

By Vanessa Novissimo Wright

Building community and connection around creativity, connection, and joy in midlife

Lish Dorset

Wendy Saccuzzo

Career counselor and coach. I help people with job search and leadership development.

Dionne Nicole

9-to-Thrive

By Carrie

Helping creators, coaches, side hustlers, and solopreneurs turn one newsletter into a portfolio of paychecks.

Ladibug

Two female founders figuring out how to build the first marketplace for female health products

Midstack

By Jessica Smock

A membership community for midlife women who want to write, connect, and grow on Substack, from the editors of Midstory Magazine.

Midstack is an excellent resource for midlife women writers. Covering all sorts of topics the common thread is women in midlife on Substack. We love it.

- The Midst

On Brand

By Ellen & Mia

CHI to LDN quick takes on the new rules of branding. We tell it as we see it.

The Periprofessional

By Shelby Tutty

"The Mrs. Maisel of menopause!" I'm a certified perimenopause educator who blends science and humor. Are you over 40 and haven't felt like yourself lately? Stick around and learn why the biology of perimenopause may be making you feel like crap.

Tiffany in the Midst

By Tiffany N

I asked myself a lot of questions while living in the messy middle of life. This is where I try to answer some of them.

This is The Midst's Head of Community's Substack. If you want to reach out to her personally you can find her here.

- The Midst

Oldster Magazine

Exploring what it means to travel through time in a human body, at every phase of life. Edited by Sari Botton.

We're consistently inspired by Oldster's inspiring, thoughtful interviews.

- The Midst

MAD ALICE

By Esther Sedgwick

The efficient guide to navigating perimenopause. Join the not-so-secret society of women taking control of their hormone health in midlife.

Esther's resources are an excellent guide for peri/menopause and hormone health. She is passionate about the topic and offers her straightforward thoughts to her audience.

- The Midst

Gotta Light?

By Treena Orchard

A newsletter about the vulnerabilities and vulgarities of life, love, and the pursuit of words that heal.

If you are looking for a little brightness in life (and who isn't, honestly?) then you'll enjoy reading Treena's newsletter immensely!

- The Midst

Strategic Pivotery

By Meg Scheding

Opting out of tech bro and consumerist culture as best I can.

Emilee’s Newsletter

By Grief & Gratitude with Em

Emilee Mae is a published memoirist, yoga instructor, and HSP. She wrote the book "Start Here: The Raw and Honest Journey of a Nomad in her Twenties." She is currently pursuing her master's in social work and processing great waves of grief.

The Happyist

By Sandra Ann Miller

Get unstuck! How? Holistic happiness. Wut? Learn to create eudaimonic happiness in every aspect of your life and fully unlock your blocks! Zero toxic positivity. Some swearing, though. xo

Dear Beautiful One

Beautiful One, I want to remind you of something VERY important. You Are Beautiful. Every Single Perfect Part of You. And the dreams you have for yourself, for your family, & for your life - they are breathtakingly beautiful too. Let's make them real. xo

Lovely little notes, affirmations, and journal prompts to help you get closer to living a life you love.

- The Midst

Phosis

By Susan Campbell

Conversation and Community for Women in Peri/Menopause

Zevah Substack

By Nancy Fisher

Join me on a deep dive into meno-land. Dispelling misinformation, dismantling harmful narratives, and sharing the truth about hormones and midlife. Good information leads to good choices!

That's beautiful!

By Jen Baden Howard

Beauty and fashion finds, industry news, interviews, and chat from former Telegraph beauty editor and journalist, Jen Baden Howard.

Chock full of great tips about everything from what make-up works in our 40s to peri/post-menopausal wellbeing, The Midlife Beauty Edit is a great resource for women 35+.

- The Midst

The Other Parenthood

By Kerri

How to care for yourself, and your parent, when the tables have turned.

Excellent resources for navigating managing older parents while getting older yourself.

- The Midst

Better Brain by Dr. Julie

By Julie Fratantoni

Neuroscience to Improve Every Day Life

The Dry Down Diaries

By Dry Down Diaries

Perfume reviews and recommendations from a fraghead obsessed with everything olfactory. Guaranteed to make you smell better.

Gorgeous style and luscious scent all wrapped up into one Substack! Read The Dry Down Diaries for perfume and beauty recommendations and reviews and feature interviews and essays from people with good style.

- The Midst

Love Your Voice

By Jessica

Public speaking skills for midlife women to speak up confidently and reclaim their full voice.

If you've ever cringed at the way your voice sounds in a recording Love Your Voice might help you communicate more openly and freely with their offerings of different communication strategies, new approaches, and restorative vocal exercises.

- The Midst

Reimagine Growth

By Suzanne Weller

Writings and conversations anchored on courage, communication, and collaboration.

Reimagine Growth helps its readers look deeply into our lives and decide what's worth holding and what's worth shedding. Transitioning through change is hard. It's good to have resources to get you through it.

- The Midst

Hotter Than Ever

By Erin Keating

A newsletter and podcast written and hosted by Erin Keating to inspire women over 40 to uncover and break the unconscious rules we’ve been following and find a new path to being freer, happier, sexier and more self-expressed.

Erin Keating is on a mission to inspire women over 40 to uncover and break the unconscious rules we've been following. We are here for it!

- The Midst

Forty Fifty

Forty Fifty is a social health platform specifically geared to women in midlife providing community, preventative health guides, storytelling, and curated content. Find your people, find your answers.

We love the way the writers at Forty Fifty look at the world around us. The collective stories they tell, wellness tips they offer, and insight they provide are invaluable.

- The Midst

Off on a Tangent with Kate Darracott

A humorous collection of Life Hacks, Reviews, Business Start-up Ideas, Observations and the occasional Rant, written by Kate Darracott, a midlife entrepreneurial empty-nester on a (second) Gap Year. The original midloafer.

Who doesn't love a good tangent? And also there are some great life hacks along with rants and raves delivered regularly by Kate in this delightful substack.

- The Midst

DANYEL'S SHINE BRIGHT HQ

By SHINE BRI🔆HT HQ

music. culture. author Danyel Smith writes, recalls, recommends, and overshares.

Midstory Magazine

By Jessica Smock

A home for writing by women about life, love, and loss at midlife, from the editors of the HerStories Project.

Midstory Magazine features weekly personal essays and columns from midlife women about relationships at this stage of life. By bringing attention to everyday life, they are making the messy midlife times a little bit less lonely.

- The Midst

The Bookish Commons

By Stacy Millican

Books, Community, and the Joys of Slow Living

Tamsen Fadal

This is where we talk about what no one prepared us for perimenopause, menopause, aging well, reinvention, and everything in between. It's honest, real, and sometimes messy. But it’s ours, so let’s figure it out together! xo Tamsen

In the Middle with Sheryl Parbhoo

A community on midlife reinvention without implosion - because some women don't want to burn it all down

If you are looking for "personal stories that will either inspire you on your own journey or make you feel better that your own life isn’t such a dumpster fire" then you'll love Sheryl's Substack.

- The Midst

Scratch Pad by The Stripe

By Grace Atwood

Outfits, beauty, books, and life. A newsletter brought to you by Grace Atwood, the voice behind The Stripe, a daily fashion and lifestyle site founded in 2010.

Grace is your "informed friend with good shopping recommendations." And we all need that in our lives.

- The Midst

Perfectly ADHD by Hester Grainger

By Hester Grainger (Perfectly ADHD)

Sharing my life and knowledge (from my perspective) as a late diagnosed ADHDer, certified ADHD coach, neurodiversity consultant and speaker. Also talking about being a mum to my two autistic/ADHD children and wife to my autistic/ADHD husband!

Words of wisdom from a certified ADHD coach, late diagnosed ADHDer (diagnosed at 43), and mum to two autistic / ADHD / dyspraxic teens.

- The Midst

Coping Skills

By Jenifer Ferguson

Financial power for thoughtful rebels, caregivers, and the money-curious.

Makeist

By Jen Mayer

Makeist is more than a design + print studio—it’s a creative practice built on connection. Every Sunday, I share the projects I’m making, the ideas I’m exploring, and the things I’m drawn to. It’s a conversation, not a broadcast—and you’re invited.

Food + Design + Art. Three topics we love so what's not to like about the intersection of them.

- The Midst