Substacks recommended by platonic love

Recommended by platonic love

You've Got Lauren

By Lauren Neufeld

Welcome to the gallery! YGL is a space for creative living, vulnerable thought, and curated recommendations.

THE OPT OUT

By kelly johnson

Where normalizing the choice not to have kids, raging against the patriarchy, and pop culture collide.

Books + Bits

By Pandora Sykes

A Pandora's Box of books and culture recs

Rich Text

By Claire & Emma

Cultural obsessions from your Internet BFFs Emma and Claire. You can sit with us.

big feelings

By Sarah Jacobson

a newsletter about what i'm reading, writing, eating, buying, and most importantly, feeling. subscribe for weekly recommendations, personal essays on dating, body image, work and self worth, as well as travel guides to all my favorite far-flung places.

The Point by Brooklyn Family Travelers

By Rachel

A smart, thoughtful dispatch on traveling with points. See the world without sacrificing style, culture, or affordability. Top 35 bestseller in travel 🏆

Baked In with Joy the Baker

By Joy Wilson

Welcome to Baked In, your Sunday morning email that’s part kitchen dispatch, part friendly overshare. Expect recipe experiments (some genius, some… learning experiences), seasonal favorites from the archives, and links worth ignoring your to-do list for.

Hmm That's Interesting

By Clara

Culture thoughts of/for/by the Chronically Online, from that girl you may have seen on Instagram or TikTok (alas). Essays, pop culture, interviews, and literature.

Fill Your Cup

By Cameron Oaks Rogers

Written by Cameron Oaks Rogers - a compilation of her favorite things, ways she's filling her cup, and her honest takes on motherhood with a side of cursing and run-on sentences.

mom friend

By Jennifer Cook

endless shopping recommendations, honest takes on motherhood, and musings on life from your favorite brooklyn mom friend

The Double Shift

By Katherine Goldstein

Join us for The How to Find Your People Club, an IRL community-building project for the 21st century. Research, reporting, and storytelling on building a world that cares.

Bad Brain

By Ashley Reese

A newsletter about life, death, pop culture, and the internet.

What To Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking

By caro chambers

one ridiculously impressive complete-meal recipe delivered to your inbox every saturday morning that dirties minimal dishes and requires under an hour of time.

The Grudge Report

By Bess Kalb

Scribbling into the void!

Funny, thoughtful, real, and uplifting -- Bess' writing in the Grudge Report is some you'll keep turning to week after week!

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morning person

By Leslie Stephens

Obsessively-curated recommendations and reflections, best served with coffee.

Happy on Purpose

By Amelia Wilson

Happiness, habits, and how to thrive in midlife!

Downtime

By Alisha Ramos

Book recommendations and discoveries worth your time, sent weekly and written by me, Alisha Ramos.

All of It

By Mandana Dayani

I’ve spent my life building brands that shape culture. I’m obsessed with politics, style, and the ancient wisdom of gathering. Here, I explore how they relate. All of It is a weekly digest at the intersection of caring deeply and living beautifully.

Mandana has exquisite taste... and a lot of friendship wisdom to share.

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Tea House

By Teresa Wu

A newsletter on creating a home, traveling well, and gathering beautifully.

Best Friends

Secondhand finds sent to your inbox once a week.

Bookish Media

Your new home for all things books - from new podcasts, newsletters, and shows all centred around your favourite reads.

Work Wife

By Sabrina Molu

A relatable lifestyle column for busy women covering beauty, adulting, and lifestyle in a way that feels like your favorite magazine and a coffee chat with your girlfriend.

In Joy with Brittany Viklund

A joyful place on the internet for all things cozy, intentional, delicious, and delightful from a book and food-loving mom of four.

Literary Leanings

By Michelle Martin

Sharing thoughtfully curated book recommendations, reflections and tips on the reading life, and a little bit of my life here in Maine.

Olivia’s Substack

By Olivia Muenter

A newsletter about feelings, life, and making room for more.

The Magic Hour

By Caroline Donofrio

Essays and weekly card readings on finding magic in the mundane. A place to be human, together.

Continental Breakfast

By Natalie Compton

Off-duty notes from a travel writer.

Handpicked by Alex Steele

Weekly link lists featuring shopping finds, artwork, and fun, by a chatty artist and mom of 4 in Manhattan Beach, CA.

Alex is a mother of four in Manhattan Beach, California and film photographer (she recently started shooting heirloom portraits in her tiny garage studio on weeknights!) We love her newsletter, Handpicked: a Wednesday dispatch of links and photographs curated with love and strong opinions.

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early bird

By Maggie

early bird is the online equivalent of catching up with a friend over coffee - an invitation to pause, to reflect, to connect. Expect highly researched recommendations, essays, and ideas for a well-rounded life.

Lunch on Friday

By Angelina

A series of essays based on self-reflection and meaningful conversations with friends.

Angelina is a modern-day Emily Post meets Carrie Bradshaw (if Carrie had twice the self-awareness). We read every essay she writes.

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Window Seat

By Tori

For design-minded travelers who want practical intel & elevated inspiration. Recommended by The Points Guy and featured in Travel & Leisure.

Scratch Pad

By Grace Atwood

From Grace Atwood, creator of The Stripe, Scratch Pad blends personal essays with curated recommendations across beauty, fashion, and culture. Made for the homebodies with great taste (and great books on their nightstand).

In Pursuit of Clean Countertops

By Sara Petersen

Calling bullshit on America’s love affair with Perfect Mamas

Techno Sapiens

By Jacqueline Nesi

Psychologist and professor Jacqueline Nesi shares the latest research on technology and the people who use it, plus practical tips for living and parenting in the digital age.

The Purse

By Lindsey Stanberry

Talking about money, motherhood, careers, and all that good stuff. Visit us at thepurse.co for our latest stories!

I'M SO MATURE

By Minaa B.

A newsletter that bridges pop culture, music, and personal healing, exploring art and entertainment as forms of healthy escapism.

This Is Why!

A culture and recommendation newsletter by Melinda Fakuade & Lilly Milman, a pair of writers and best friends based in New York and Boston, respectively. They're also usually right about like, everything.

Breakfast Club

By Maddie Burton

A newsletter about pastries with a side of personal growth, from an ex-financial planner turned baker.

The Reset: Holistic Health & Slow Living

By Kate Eskuri

Your digital invitation to breathe deep, nourish yourself, and slow down ✨ Join me weekly for holistic (and realistic) ideas on wellness, nourishing recipes, and intentional self-care.

Your Mom

By Laurel Pantin

Mom things.