Christine Carter, a PhD and cancer survivor, writes personal, evidence-based essays on midlife flourishing, covering emotional avoidance, supporting friends through illness, and life after treatment. Each issue pairs research-informed advice with candid stories from her own life.
Website: https://newsletter.christinecarter.com
A daily newsletter of short stories and essays on career, personal resilience, history and technology, written with readers over 40 in mind. Includes a weekly 'Big Optimism' column and occasional interviews drawing on research and reporting.
Personal essays and reflections from Jason Gillikin, covering his work as a parish sacristan, midlife health changes, and memories such as his college newspaper days and 9/11. The writing is conversational and wry, mixing everyday detail with thoughtful observations about faith and growing older.
A personal Substack from author and activist Reshma Saujani mixing memoir, op-eds and commentary on motherhood, bravery, gender and current events. Readers get first-person essays, excerpts from her media appearances and her take on news such as the Cornell assault case.
A newsletter from the founders of Midlife Male, sharing first-person stories from their men's adventure weekends, including paddleboarding trips and reflections on stress and ego. Readers get personal essays about friendship, work-life balance and midlife experiences, alongside promotion of the brand's events and coaching.
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