Substacks recommended by Emily Bazalgette

Recommended by Emily Bazalgette

We help women to cultivate creative energy through practices for remembering our connections with self, community and the earth.

It'll Be Fun, They Said

By Jess Pan

Writer in London working at a tiny indie London bookshop + latest news from my book - Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: One Introvert's Year of Saying Yes

Jess' writing is exceptional, and my increasing obsession with the cast of characters working in her indie London bookshop is testament to that

- Emily Bazalgette

Hanna Thomas Uose

A newsletter of things I am thinking about. Mainly how we make a new world, and how we are with each other while we do it.

The OG of recommendations newsletters. Let Hanna guide you towards what to read, watch and listen to. All the sweeter for the once-a-quarter delivery.

- Emily Bazalgette

Fully Alive by Elizabeth Oldfield

I’m Elizabeth Oldfield and I write about tending to our souls, staying loyal to our values and seeking spiritual core strength in these trembling times. Spirituality, poetry, plants.

Radical, original invitations to consider what Christianity can teach us in our isolated, meaning-starved times. Elizabeth's writing on community is the guide and the balm we all need.

- Emily Bazalgette

Social Imagining

By Matt Lloyd-Rose

Social Imagining is a letter by Matt Lloyd-Rose exploring care, community, ecology and the role of imagination in social change.

I would read a groceries list if Matt wrote it, he's a skilled, curious and empathetic storyteller, preoccupied with connection and community

- Emily Bazalgette

Moon Studio’s Substack

By Sarah Faith Gottesdiener

Thoughts and missives about culture, art, mystery, inspiration, and paradigm shifts from the Moon Studio, care of Sarah Faith Gottesdiener.

Astrological attunement and development prompts that never fail to show me a new perspective

- Emily Bazalgette

GORSE

By Ciara Ohartghaile

Baking, Cooking, North Coasting

Regenerative living on Ireland's north coast that makes me believe different worlds are possible

- Emily Bazalgette

The Sunday Soother

By Catherine Andrews

A how-to guide for recovering perfectionists to step into creative purpose and trust the universe—from spiritual mentor Catherine Andrews.

I learn something helpful from every post. Essential reading for sensitive, spiritual women

- Emily Bazalgette

Pulling the Thread with 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.

If you're into growth and development from a place of curiosity and humility, Elise's newsletter is essential reading

- Emily Bazalgette

g l i m m e r s

By Kerri ní Dochartaigh

A meditation on why we need creativity, inspiration, & beauty; now more than ever. Trying to honour those bright, fleeting moments that weave themselves into our days. Feeling my way towards tenderness through beauty. On one-another-ness; tenderness &

Gorgeous, nature-filled meditations on motherhood and the search for meaning and sense-making in a challenging world

- Emily Bazalgette

Of Haw and Holeystone

By Siobhán Rodgers

Irish Folklore, Flower-lore, the rhythm of the seasons, and folklore inspired fiction

Beguiling legends and close relationship with the more-than-human worlds of Ireland. Siobhán's writing asks us to welcome once again these ancient rhythms and practices.

- Emily Bazalgette

Breccia by Ruth Allen

[Breccia: a rock composed of fragments] personal essays, writing guidance, creative vignettes from my ever-evolving creative life living alongside rock and animal kin. A place for writing between books.

An unusual and delicious weaving together of bodies, hearts, rocks and the more-than-human world

- Emily Bazalgette

STRONG BACK, SOFT FRONT

By Stella McLeod McKenna

a curated space for resources, practices and community to support your resilience, adaptability and leadership in this moment of transition. Inspired by Nature.

A dose of depth and hope, centred around regenerative practice

- Emily Bazalgette

Creative Destruction

By Thomas Klaffke

Thought-provoking reframings and frameworks that help you build a more joyful and regenerative world. Every Wednesday!

A kindred publication to TMR, full of excellent links to life-affirming work

- Emily Bazalgette

The Clearing by Katherine May

By The Clearing with Katherine May

A newsletter and community for wild minds, winterers and enchantment-seekers with internationally bestselling author Katherine May.

Compassionate explorations of what it means to live well from the author of the brilliant Wintering and Enchanted

- Emily Bazalgette

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.

The greatest agony aunt since Cheryl Strayed. Timeless wisdom in every post.

- Emily Bazalgette

How To Cure A Ghost

By Fariha Róisín

An exploration of all the ghosts that haunt me. I’m working through it as an act of healing.

Wisdom on trauma and spirituality, plus occasional and excellent ceramics recommendations

- Emily Bazalgette

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