Substacks recommended by Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey

Recommended by Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey

The Creative Act: Thoughtforms & Innerworks

By Rick Rubin

A weekly communiqué of actionable practices

What Work Should Be

By Bree

Writing to help you love your days at work and in life. We all deserve more than getting through the week.

Delightful and pragmatic ways to reframe work the way it could/should be.

- Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey

Done With the Hustle

By Ana Flores

Done with the hustle? You're not alone. Subscribe to this free weekly newsletter and join a community of bold, creative women (and our allies!) reclaiming our time, power, and creativity to live fully—on our own terms.

Ana makes an excellent case for letting go of the hustle, without unrealistic notions of how much 'rest' we can really take. Real, relatable, and fun to read!

- Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey

Kelly Wendorf

Founder of EQUUSinspired.com, author, master coach, horsewoman. I create conditions for transformational change and the actualization of meaningful lives.

Kelly is a brilliant thinker, researcher, and wise woman, particularly informed by the natural world and horses. She's my mentor in coaching and retreats I do with horses, and I'm proud to align with her approach to that work.

- Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey

Make the Sun

By Natalie Kuhn

Equal parts wonder, confusion, and grace.

Fresh, wise, honest reflections on relationships, leading, and being, from the sunniest herself, Natalie Kuhn!

- Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey

Black Sheep Mom

By Bridget

Confessions from the mother of an American inmate— Part Memoir. Part Movement.

A brilliantly researched, honestly lived and felt personal account of the horrifically broken incarceration system.

- Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey

Timeless Leadership

By Joe Ballou

How to lead when you don't have time. Examining the mantra: Do less, teach more.

How to Feel Alive with Catherine Price

By Catherine Price & How to Feel Alive

Scroll less and live more with science journalist, author, Screen/Life Balance founder and TED speaker Catherine Price. Subscribe to receive essays, ideas, and evidence-backed advice for how to fill your life with more adventure, fun, and delight.

If you haven't read the Power of Fun, I *highly* recommend, or start getting Catherine Price's wisdom here.

- Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey

Promote Your Purpose

By Jenn T. Grace

A practical newsletter for nonfiction authors who want to grow their impact, influence, and income—beyond just book sales. Learn how to build visibility and revenue through strategic book marketing using the ASPEN Method.

Ethical Entrepreneurship

By Marisa Guthrie

Weekly insights from The Ethical Entrepreneurship Ecosystem™ framework, and behind-the-scenes thinking from the process of building ethical, well-resourced businesses that don't depend on performance, pressure or compromise.

An honest wrangling with the joys and challenges of building a business in the age of extractive capitalism.

- Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey

The Open Space

By Carylynn Kemp Larson

For anyone who wants to deepen empathy, improve tough relationships, and lead with perspective. Explore stories that challenge your assumptions while helping you see through someone else’s eyes without losing sight of your own.

Cary has a fascinating approach to help us understanding the two (plus!) sides of every story of human interaction, at work and well beyond.

- Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey

Amira K.S. Barger

📚The Price of Nice (2025, Berrett-Koehler). Amira is a behavioral communications counselor working at the nexus of health equity/DEI/employee engagement to aid organizations in addressing society’s most pressing public issues.

Who doesn't want to subtract being nice?? To that end, Amira's writing and thinking is SO helpful, based on a global life experience as well as deep and interdisciplinary theory and research.

- Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey