Substacks recommended by Eva Lydon 🌿

Recommended by Eva Lydon 🌿

A creative sanctuary to nurture your mental health, harness your unique brain wiring, and celebrate (instead of hiding) what makes you unique. Here we use writing, art and crafting for self-care, for community, and for activism.

Through her brilliant writing, Allegra is on a mission to guide and support us to better emotional health and wellbeing. She expertly challenges societal "norms" and warmly celebrates "life outside the box". 🥰

- Eva Lydon 🌿

Hype Yourself

By Lucy

🧰 A weekly email of tips, templates or thinking to help you get seen and get paid. Live classes, DM Q&A and bi-monthly directories of pitch opportunities.

Lucy has such a huge wealth of PR knowledge, experience and enthusiasm. The Hype Yourself community is one of my favourite places on Substack to hang out! I LOVE cheerleading everyone and the support I receive back is just gorgeous 🥰🎉

- Eva Lydon 🌿

Rise and Vibe with Jo

By Jo Fiddy

A positive space for women in their 40s juggling career, family, perimenopause and everything in between.

As You Are Podcast

By Lisa and Whit

The home of As You Are Podcast with Lisa and Whit. Join in the discussion as they share the tools and strategies they use to help them navigate life with grace, humour and intention.

💩 Pandora's Box of Shit

By Sara

Let's plunge the depths of this messy and explosive toilet called life! Dare to open the lid?

Highly relatable and often hilarious stories of parenting - told with refreshing honesty 👍 Sara is simply fabulous! 🥰

- Eva Lydon 🌿

Calm Christmas by Beth Kempton

By Beth Kempton (Calm Christmas)

🎄A beautiful seasonal Substack publication by Beth Kempton (bestselling self-help author and host of the UK's #1 favourite Christmas podcast)🌟 intended to be a lantern leading you through the darkness of winter ❤️ (Nov/Dec only)

A wonderful cosy and calm place to listen to Beth's soothing voice and immerse in all things Winter and Christmas - Just beautiful! 🥰

- Eva Lydon 🌿

Flucking Flourishing

By Lisa Bolin 🌸

Mindfully giving the middle finger to ordinary midlife as we enter our Queenager era ✨

Lisa is gorgeous, hilarious and unapologetically awesome! I'm so proud to call Lisa my friend 💖

- Eva Lydon 🌿

Yoga For Tired People

By Jo

Get one fun, easy to follow session every Monday that you can do as you are, no need to change your clothes or get out your mat. For when you need to chill the flip out and stretch but don't have the energy to get out your mat. Come chill out with us.

Fabulous bite-sized yoga and body exercises you can easily do at home - Jo is so kind, welcoming and devoted to her members 💛

- Eva Lydon 🌿

A Fabulous Midlife Crisis

By Rosie Meleady (Author)

Irish author of humorous memoir about renovating a villa in Italy & women's fiction. I run women's writing retreats and host female solo travellers and creatives in Italy. I LOVE helping women follow dreams and have a fabulous midlife crisis like me.

Rosie brings joy and laughter to my life - along with great tips on self-publishing and insights into her life in Italy ❤️

- Eva Lydon 🌿

Another Way with Selina Barker

Join the club that will show you how to break free from the treadmill of daily grind and exhaustion and design a life and career you love, with guidance, pep-talks and practical tips from Coach, Author and Podcaster, Selina Barker

Unstack Substack

By Kristi Keller 🇨🇦

I help fellow Substackers make the most of their time by unstacking all the back-end chores that come along with writing on this platform.

Kristi has all the technical tips, advice and know-how you need when setting up/developing your Substack!

- Eva Lydon 🌿

Unscrewing Motherhood

By Aleks

A grounded space for women navigating pregnancy after loss, trying again after miscarriage, or learning to trust joy again in early motherhood. Clinical insight, emotional honesty, and real support for the weeks no one prepares you for.

Aleks uses her expert knowledge, combined with her own experiences as a mother to provide excellent insights, tips and strategies with kindness, empathy and understanding 🥰

- Eva Lydon 🌿

Off on a Tangent with Kate Darracott

A humorous collection of Life Hacks, Reviews, Business Start-up Ideas, Observations and the occasional Rant, written by Kate Darracott, a midlife entrepreneurial empty-nester on a (second) Gap Year. The original midloafer.

Hilarious musings/reviews/recommendations from an all round fabulous lady! 🥰

- Eva Lydon 🌿

Baby Brain

By Charlotte

Motherhood and family life, told with heart and humour ❤️☕👀

Daily Pages - with Donna Ashworth

The power of a daily page, for 2025… on we go.

A gorgeous ray of sunshine and the reason I found Substack and got BRAVE - Thank you Donna ❤️

- Eva Lydon 🌿

this life ... by Laura

By This Life ... by Laura

Wiser and wilder. Dancing with life's Magic in my 60s - and bringing you along.

I love Laura's writing and her wonderful podcast, where she talks openly and honestly about all things in "This Life". Laura has many enchanting and inspiring stories to tell and the most fabulously soothing voice! 😉

- Eva Lydon 🌿

Sparkle on Substack

By Claire Venus ✨

Master Substack, write, build your DREAM business with joy! Global Top 10 Publication. Twice monthly space holding (co-working, workshops, teaching). Weekly chats, podcasts. A bespoke membership to help you stay creative and grow on Substack! 💫

Claire is an absolute joy and inspiration with so much to share about authentic, healthy and sustainable growth on Substack - Get some sparkle in your life! ❤️✨❤️

- Eva Lydon 🌿

No F*cks Given® with Sarah Knight

Permission to live your best life and advice on how to do it, from a bestselling author of sweary self-help. (Me!)

Lemon Soul

By Emma Simpson

Refreshing Perspectives, Slices of Life. Highly Relatable, Profoundly Human 🍋💕

When I was new here, Emma made me feel heard, supported and accepted. Her writing is truly wonderful, heartfelt and inspiring. Thank you Emma 💛

- Eva Lydon 🌿

All Grown Up by Fiona Gibson

By Fiona Gibson

I'm an author of 20+ novels and former editor of Just Seventeen and more! magazines. This is my weekly Friday column about life, stuff and all sorts!

I love Fiona's writing - For a laid back, fun experience subscribe to All Grown Up! Fiona has often had me laughing out loud, as she brings us random stories about whatever she feels like. Fabulous! 🥰

- Eva Lydon 🌿

Generosity of Spirit

By Emily

Welcome to Generosity of Spirit, a gentle community for YOU. We find pockets of time for slow & gentle living, books, writing, journaling & life affirming work. You are so welcome here in our cosy space, grab a cuppa & stay a while... 🐢🙏📚☕💌

Emily has helped me enormously through her wonderful, kind and inspiring words ❤️ If you want a calm and gentle space to learn and practice the benefits of slow and gentle living, this is the place for you 🥰

- Eva Lydon 🌿

Heart Leap

By Suzy Walker

Building a simple, happy, creative life that makes your heart leap. Join our Heart Leap writing community

The most wonderful, kind, welcoming and inspiring community and all round gorgeous place to hang out - Thank you Suzie 🥰

- Eva Lydon 🌿

musings by mika

By Mika

I share my real raw journey and provide a supportive community for those who are gingerly stepping into their next chapter

Mika writes from the heart about life's trials and challenges. She also generously provides a warm and welcoming community, within which to build a network of like minded people. Thank you Mika 💞

- Eva Lydon 🌿

Held. By Lauren Barber

A digital sanctuary for your heart & soul ✦ Read my words on motherhood, creativity, sacred business & being human ✦ Listen to the podcast ✦ Sink into restorative practices ✦ Understand your true nature through Human Design ✦ Let yourself be held. ✦

A gorgeous space full of nourishing resources for your wellbeing - Lauren is so lovely! 😍

- Eva Lydon 🌿

Just One More Thing

By Jo Usmar

Finding the funny in mental health, wellbeing and culture.

I absolutely love Jo's honest and refreshing approach to her writing! I have cried and I have laughed often. A truly inspiring woman, providing highly valuable insights into life... for FREE! Definitely get this in your life... and for goodness sake, buy the woman a coffee from time to time! 👍💖

- Eva Lydon 🌿

While I Was Drawing

By Emily

Join me on an adventure to explore and celebrate creativity of all kinds. I write about discovering and celebrating creativity to help you feel inspired and encouraged in your own creative journey. A weekly letter from a lifelong creative adventurer.

An absolute feast for the eyes... one of my most favourite Substacks! 💛 Alongside her own beautiful artwork and illustrations, Emily warmly brings people together and celebrates creativity of all kinds, through her enchanting nature and generosity. Thank you Emily 🥰

- Eva Lydon 🌿

Letters From Therapy

By Kate's Letter

I’m Kate, a psychotherapist writing about personal growth and therapy, so you can flourish in a life you love. With self-discovery tools and journaling.

Kate shares beautiful insights from her work as a psychotherapist and offers wonderful tools to help you accept yourself. Kate's audios are beautiful and so nurturing and relaxing... I'm a huge fan! Thank you Kate 💛

- Eva Lydon 🌿

with EASE

By Tanya Lynch

Join me on my journey to cultivate a life 'with ease' through journalling, as I share intimate reflections, top tips, and behind-the-scenes to my retreats. My mission is to help you channel your emotions into something more joyful and creative.