Favourite Substack Reads of JANUARY - with LINKS 🔗

The very LAST one of these... I think 🤔

Dear Readers,

Here is a list of my favourite Substack reads from January! 🎉 Without the helpful emoji codes this time unfortunately - I completely forgot! Sorry! 🤦🏽‍♀️

📣 But First - An Announcement!

I have decided to make this the LAST of these ‘favourite reads’ listicles I’m afraid. I know, how will you cope! 😉 My reasons for this are three four fold…

1. I’m starting to repeat recommend a lot of the same people and… well, if you have found that you enjoy their writing too, you really should have subscribed to them by now and if you haven’t, that’s on you… just saying.

2. It takes a really fucking long time!

3. I have had to rein myself in a bit and stop reading quite so many Substacks (I know, sorry) because, as much as I do genuinely enjoy reading on here, I am finding I’m having less and less time to focus on my own writing… which was kind of the bloody point of coming onto Substack in the first place 🤦🏽‍♀️🤣 Therefore, you would get a lot of stuff from the same few (30 ish) writers, which would get a bit tiresome after a while.

4. It takes a really fucking long time! 😏

P.s. If you are one of the lovely writers who has made it onto this here list more than once - Put it this way… I’m a super fan… what more can I say! 🥰

Top 5 (in no particular order)

1. Pandora’s Box of Shit 💩 by

   Sara

   8 Weeks or artist date ideas for parents who are never alone

2. Humour in Progress by

   Alexis Damen

   5 Steps to Become a Substack Best Seller (even if your mom is your only subscriber)

3. Almost Sated by

   Kristi Koeter

   More Rest, Less Guilt

4. Beauty & Bone by

   Layla O'Mara

   What Rest Actually is and How To Actually Do It

5. Another Way by

   Selina Barker

   Unplugging: Signs You Need a Digital Detox and How to Actually Do It

Other Great Reads (again, in no particular order)

1. Inner Wildness Unlimited by

   SuddenlyJamie

   I Want Play to be More Fun – Less Work

2. Heart Leap by

   Suzy Walker

   If You Can’t Beat Fear, Just Do It Scared

3. The Periprofessional by

   Shelby Tutty, MHA

   Neapolitan Perimenopause

4. Pen Powell Posts by

   Claire Powell

   A Tour of my Colouring In Desk

5. Lemon Soul by

   Emma Gannon

   The Trip of a Lifetime Awaits… So Why Do I Not Want To Go?

6. Searching For Enough by

   Sarah Li-Cain

   Reconning With Your Own Consumption

7. Zestful Zen by

   Holly Bailie (she/her)

   A Healing Winter Haven

8. Coffee with Coops by

   Ruth Cooper-Dickson

   Quitter’s Day: The Power of Letting Go to Align With What Truly Matters

9. Humans Leading by

   Jillian Bybee

   Solitude: The Restorative Power of Being Alone

10. Distracted by

    Kylie-Ann

    On Being Drawn to Older Women

11. Road Trip To Younger by

    Brodee Myers-Cooke

    Stop Trying to 'Do' Mindfulness! Your 2025 Breakthrough Guide

12. Bursting The Bubble by

    Annabel Preston

    Minding The (sleep) Gap

13. Write As You Are by

    Susannah Rigg

    Why Boredom is Great for Creativity

14. What About Me? by

    Dr Claire Plumbly

    The Difference Between Quitting and Failing

15. With Ease by

    Tanya Lynch

    The January Blues – A Different Perspective

16. Just One More Thing by

    Jo Usmar

    I Nearly Died Last Year and I’m Livid About it

17. Slower Space by

    Jodie Melissa Rogers

    How to Really Slow Down

18. Your Favourite Self by

    Shirley

    Build Your Self-Trust With These 3 Steps

19. Raising Good Humans by

    Dr. Aliza Pressman

    Does Your Child seem Paralysed To Make Decisions?

20. What About Me?! by

    Dr Claire Plumbly

    How To Take a Sick Day When You Find This Hard

21. All Grown Up by

    Fiona Gibson

    How To Remember Your Holiday Forever

22. A Wonderful Mess by

    Kathryn Barbash, PsyD

    Tired Parents Still Can’t Meditate on a Mountaintop

23. With Ease by

    Tanya Lynch

    Failing Forward

24. What Are The Chances? by

    Andrea Hoffmann

    5 Ways To Become Stoic and Why You Need More Oranges

25. Flucking Flourishing by

    Lisa Bolin

    You Are NOT Flucking Crazy

26. The Gathering by

    Allegra Chapman

    Me Writing Books with my ADHD

27. Permission by

    Ingrid Fernandez

    Be Careful

28. A Wonderful Mess by

    Kathryn Barbash, PsyD

    The Sweet Spot For Parenting Advice

Podcasts!

In case you missed it, I published a list last week of a few of my favourite podcast episodes from January and here they are:

Podcast Favourites! Some great weekend listening - You're welcome! 😉

Ok, that’s it from me.

Wishing all you fabulous people a wonderful weekend! 🎉❤️🤩