Substacks recommended by Ivy Nyx Zeller

Recommended by Ivy Nyx Zeller

Musings and missives on an intentional life, theology, and politics.

Stories lived, imagined, collected, and shared. Also let's be honest. Sometimes I have my stuff together, and sometimes I'm all over the place.

The Liminality Journal

By Kaitlin Curtice

thoughts on the in-between

STRONGWILLED

By Krispin Mayfield

Reclaiming autonomy and exploring the long-terms impacts of religious authoritarian parenting. New content is found here: https://www.strongwilledproject.com/

After School by Casey Lewis

an examination of youth culture

Tia Levings, Writer

I'm here to help you understand Christian fundamentalism in the news, religious trauma, and trad wife reality so you can avoid the pitfalls and reclaim the future. 📚 NYT Bestselling author of A WELL-TRAINED WIFE and I BELONG TO ME

Cara Meredith

Coloring Outside the Lines, Again

Nedra Nuggets

By Nedra Glover Tawwab

Nedra Nuggets is a heart-to-heart with a therapist—short, practical, and packed with wisdom! Each week, I break down boundaries, relationships, and mental health into bite-sized, relatable advice you can actually use. No fluff, no jargon—just real talk.

Writing in Company

By Julie Hester

Writing prompts and more to help you pay attention to what matters, and use your words for healing and resilience.

Abortion, Every Day

By Jessica Valenti

All things abortion. Feminist commentary & community.

Lake Drive Books

By LakeDriveBooks

Get a free Audible Download when you sign up for book updates and posts for your journey of discovery.

Faithfully Radical Christian

Sharing a Radically Progressive Faith

Du Mez CONNECTIONS

By KKDuMez

Exploring connections between religion, gender, & politics and defending our democracy.

The Purple Vale

By Stephanie Ascough

Folklore, fairy tales, nature, and writing with Stephanie Ascough, ND author of enchantments.

The Son Do Move

By Trey Ferguson

Meditations on a hard-won faith.

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.

Coming Home To Self and Source | Self-Trust, Neurodivergence

By Catherine Quiring

Come home to yourself. Through IFS, reclaim self-trust, honor your neurodivergence, and return to your source — the sacred wildness that was never lost.

The Publishing Spectrum

By Amanda N. Bray

For Substack writers ready to stop treating their newsletter like a place to post and start tending it as a living publication — with editorial perspective, reader-aware frameworks, data tools and a craft-forward community for building work that lasts.

Relationship 101

By Jeremiah and Julia

The relationship and sexual health the church (and so many other organizations) didn't want you to have.

Of Earth & Of Stars

By Nya S Abernathy

Welcoming wonder and awe with our feet on the ground and our eyes to the sky.

Healing is My Special Interest

By D.L. Mayfield

The intersection of late-diagnosed neurodivergence and healing from high-control environments. Also, combatting Christian fascism!

Radical Vulnerability

By Tayler Simon

Too many of us have been told that we have big feelings, so we suppress them, numb them, or hide them. This is your permission to feel out loud, get it wrong, love unapologetically, and live with radical vulnerability. Because we are all stronger together

Love, Juliet

By Juliet Diaz

Documenting my journey with Indigenous communities across the world—sharing what it means to be in right relationship with ourselves, the Earth, & one another. A journal.

Unhooked & Held

By Aly Prades

Documenting a life of self-compassion

The Patchwork Hearth

By Mollie Donihe

spiritual embers for the community-driven & creatively curious

Footnotes by Jemar Tisby

Truth-telling at the intersection of faith, history, and justice Focus on white Christian nationalism + the Black Christian tradition

writing wholefarted

By Marla Taviano

A short original poem every Thursday. Paid subscribers get juicy, petty long form posts every Tuesday and Friday.

Odd Jobs

By Jen Glantz

A newsletter about careers that don't fit in a cubicle.

The Corners by Nadia Bolz-Weber

Grace for fuck-ups. Prayer for the impious. A space for spiritual misfits.

Jessica Kantrowitz

Newsletter with updates, poems and essays, book recommendations, and more!

Nameberry of the Day

By Sophie Kihm

A fascinating new name we love, and why, every day.

Recasting Religious Trauma

By Christine Greenwald

/rēˈkast/: to give a different form by melting it down and reshaping it. Understanding the trauma our religion inflicted so we can melt it down and reshape it to create a more whole and vibrant spirituality.

Mystery Cult with Amanda Yates Garcia

Mythology, ecology, embodiment, belonging, animism, and enchantment for art witches with ADHD.

Matthew Paul Turner

I'm Matthew Paul Turner. I'm a dad of 3 kids and I'm a New York Times bestselling picture book author. Sign up to get stories, advice, and inspirations about my life, my creativity, my parenting, and my coming out.

this.

By Camille

musings on the things that keep us connected

Falken's Labyrinth

By falkensmage@falkenslabyrinth.com

An out-of-order serial memoir of my often incoherent metaphysical journey of faith, religious trauma, deconstruction, mysticism, and auto-didactic philosophy.

After Faith with Joy Vetterlein

Reimagining life and spirituality after Christianity.

Parenting After Religious Trauma

By Cindy Wang Brandt

Helping parents who are deconstructing from high control religion while parenting at the same time.

Creaturely by Lyndsey Medford

You are not a machine; you're an ecosystem. Creaturely is spirituality and social justice at human scale.

Budget Book Witch

By Ivy Zeller

For the writer on a budget . . .

This Glad Resistance

By Rev. Chloe Specht

Resilience + Flourishing + Spirituality

The Violet Fields

By Audrey Assad

I write memoir-style about consciousness and creativity. <3

Nameberry Newsletter

By Sophie Kihm

Essential news for everyone who has a name. The Nameberry Newsletter brings you weekly name intelligence, data deep-dives, and news from the foremost experts on names.

BiblioArcana

By Lindsey

Writing on books with a side of tarot.

Beloved Moon

By Angela Townsend

A child of the Great Mercy attempts to witness to all the light she sees. This is impossible. This is delight. This is the story.

All The Threads

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