Substacks recommended by Sarah Teresa Cook

Recommended by Sarah Teresa Cook

That Trans Friend You Didn't Know You Needed

*Everybody needs a trans friend.

Disaster movies, writing, working, nostalgia, funny stories about trauma, unfunny stories about trauma. | Sometimes cartooned and sometimes written.

Mal’s Corner

By Mallory Hasty

Witch Church Podcast, Astrology, Tarot, & Highly Sensitive People

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.

Essays that start with a question and end somewhere unexpected.

Butt News

By Lindy West

we're here to watch movies and talk about butts, and we have a lot of both, don't even worry about running out AT ALL

The Listening World

By Unrestricted Interest

dispatches from our neurodiverse future

Long Stride

By Emily Stoddard

what ifs / experiments / possibilities for restless (impulsive, neurodivergent, weird) thinkers

Drew Myron | Push Pull Carry

Drew Myron is a writer | reader | poet

Neurodivergent Insights

By Dr. Megan Anna Neff

Musings, reflections, and articles on neurodivergence, community, and the complexity of being human written by Dr. Megan Anna Neff.

Dr. Neff's work is the perfect mix of inclusive, intelligent, and encouraging. If you're discovering or integrating a late-in-life diagnosis, her writing will serve you tremendously.

- Sarah Teresa Cook

Patti Smith

The reader is my notebook

Creative Resilience with Raju Tai

Strength training for creative spirits. Essays, poems, stories, reccos. Regular doses of colour and comfort.

Raju's approachability and spirit will draw you in, but her depth and brilliance will make you stay. We need more people who talk about creativity like she does.

- Sarah Teresa Cook

The Unmasked Woman - by Hannah Anstee

By ✹ The Unmasked Woman ✹ (Hannah Anstee)

Hannah Anstee. AuDHD ✨Metabolic Health Coach for Peri/Menopausal Women. Tired of feeling like sht? Me too… Genuine, holistic solutions for ADHD, depression, anxiety, burnout + more. Mitochondria-powered change.

Hannah's biz advice is spot on, as useful as it is validating of my divergent business journey and needs.

- Sarah Teresa Cook

Field Notes

By Lily Tobias

Field Notes is my newsletter containing glimpses into my life — things I’m writing, reading, watching, listening to, thinking about. I hope Field Notes brings you a smile, gives you a reason to slow down, and makes you feel more connected to our world.

Doing It for the Attention

By Cher

So what if we’re doing it for the attention? IMO, that’s exactly what our creative, liberatory work needs.

Cher makes a very complicated, nerve-inducing topic feel approachable and even fun. And her brilliant thinking is matched by her outstanding voice on the page. Just sign up already!

- Sarah Teresa Cook

Poetry Bulletin

By Emily Stoddard

A project to make poetry publishing more accessible. Tracking 170+ reading periods, with free tools to revise and publish your book.