Substacks recommended by Rebecca Gale | It Doesn't Have to Be This Hard

Recommended by Rebecca Gale

Big ideas and concrete solutions for building IRL communities you can count on.

Katherine shares her smart insights on the way we work and care, and why so much of that mental load falls to women. Highly recommend reading her substack and her articles through Better Life Lab at New America too!

- Rebecca Gale

Lotus & Phoenix

By Dr. Elizabeth Gish

On loving and living in a world on fire.

Elizabeth Gish is one of the most knowledgeable therapists with a deep insight into our emotions, actions and feelings. Highly recommend reading to better understand ourselves and the people around us.

- Rebecca Gale

Beyond the Classroom

By Abby Maslin

For curious readers, writers, and lifelong learners who have made life the ultimate classroom

Abby writes with an in-your-face honesty about learning, teaching and writing. For anyone who read her excellent memoir, Love You Hard, her Substack is a natural extension of her work and very much worth a read.

- Rebecca Gale

Hopefully Yours

By Connie Schultz

An ongoing conversation about the daily mess of life: Family, politics, books, teaching, writing, journalism - and dogs, always dogs. In my world, hope is a fact.

The Care Gap

By Blessing Adesiyan

Merging heart with hard data to address the pressing challenges of caregiving. Blessing Adesiyan delivers weekly insights and strategies that enlighten and equip all parties — from home to headquarters— creating a unified front to tackle the care divide .

The Institute for Independent Journalists' Newsletter

By The IIJ

A newsletter for independent journalists, especially those of color.

The Maternal Stress Project

By Molly Dickens

Exploring the stress load of modern American motherhood… and how we fix it together.

MADE WITH CARE

By Elissa Strauss

A newsletter and community for people who dream of a world in which parenting and caregiving isn’t only valued and supported, but treated with the curiosity and fascination it deserves.

Happy Families

By Haley Swenson

Research, stories, and thoughts on the contemporary family, and the political and economic threats to family happiness.

The Auntie Bulletin

By Lisa Sibbett

Practical everyday kinship.

planting seeds

By Neha Ruch

Weekly reflections and daily notes for women building ideas alongside family life — starting small, shifting constantly, and sustaining work on our own timelines.

The Home Front

By Ivana Greco

Analysis of issues impacting the home, parents, and raising children.

The Family Frontier

By Elliot Haspel

Analysis, future-casting, and philosophizing on child care & family policy from Elliot Haspel

Practically Deliberate with Abby Davisson

Research and strategies behind getting clear on what matters, making decisions for yourself, and living a more interesting life.

Child Care Market Insights

Insights on the state of child care across the United States—presented by Kinside

zero2eight

zero2eight covers early care, development and education for children 0 through 8 years old. We publish stories from — and for — those passionate about early learning.

Early Learning Nation has some of the best independent journalism out there on early childhood education from some of the top writers and thinkers. Highly recommend reading them as someone in the child care/early ed space or someone wanting to learn more.

- Rebecca Gale

Anne-Marie Slaughter

Small Talks

By Isabelle Hau

A newsletter about the future of (early) learning