Browse newsletters about midlife

Slice of Midlife | Alison Krupnick | Substack

by Alison Krupnick

Alison Krupnick explores midlife from ages 40-70, sharing personal stories, laughter, and recipes inspired by her belief that food makes everything better.

Jane Green. A Writer, A Woman, Rewilding

by Jane Green

Jane Green shares her unique perspective as a writer and a woman, exploring personal growth and connection to nature through 'rewilding'.

Crone Sandwich | Catherine Newman | Substack

by Catherine Newman

Catherine Newman (Waiting for Birdy) offers a witty, unfiltered look at 50-something life: menopause, aging, empty nesting, relationships, and everyday chaos.

PitDoc Press | Colin Devonshire | Substack

by Colin Devonshire

Colin Devonshire, an emergency doctor, explores his creative world: comic books, rock music, and a blog on midlife struggles and life in the ER.

Stretch Marks by Melissa Radke | Substack

by Melissa Radke

Melissa Radke offers humorous, vulnerable, and graceful takes on marriage, motherhood, and midlife, for women navigating life's messy realities and 'stretch marks'.

Jane’s Calamity | Jane Roper | Substack

by Jane Roper

Author Jane Roper shares insanely eclectic, humorous reflections on fortysomething life, marriage, parenting twin teens, failure, and mortality.

This Woman's Work | Rebecca Mack ☕ | Substack

by Rebecca Mack ☕

British writer Rebecca Mack explores mental health, motherhood, misogyny, and midlife through a feminist lens, fostering community and connection.

Notes from Jess | Substack

by Notes from Jess

Jess offers humorous and helpful musings for 'Hot Mess Aunties' navigating their thirties, sharing insights on parenting, adulting hacks, and dismantling mom guilt.

SELF Made Diaries | Cynthia Garcia | Substack

by Cynthia Garcia

Cynthia Garcia shares her raw, real-time journey of reinvention at 48, building a new beauty brand while navigating ambition, grief, and family life.

Unapologetic Aging

by Deb Benfield

Unapologetic Aging by Deb Benfield: Embrace midlife & beyond, challenging body shame, diet culture, and societal norms.

The End of My Career | Joel Stein | Substack

by Joel Stein

Veteran humorist Joel Stein explores finding meaningful work in an AI-driven world, with weekly columns, celebrity anecdotes, and exclusive subscriber insights.

The Midlife Nomad

by The Midlife Nomad

The Midlife Nomad offers a space for readers to connect and participate in discussions within its comments section, fostering a community around shared interests.

Cruciferous | Joy Manning | Substack

by Joy Manning

Food writer Joy Manning shifted her Cruciferous newsletter from food to creative writing post-midlife crisis, detailing her journey to rehab imagination, improv, books, and tarot.

Prime Time | Bec Wilson | Substack

by Bec Wilson

Bec Wilson’s Prime Time offers guidance for thriving in midlife and pre-retirement. Navigate your late forties, fifties, and sixties with insights on money, meaning, health, and happiness.

Happy on Purpose | Amelia Wilson | Substack

by Amelia Wilson

Amelia Wilson provides women in midlife (35-60+) with practical strategies for joyful and intentional living, covering parenting, relationships, and personal growth.

Midlife Erotica | Miss Dawson | Substack

by Miss Dawson

Miss Dawson explores erotic wisdom for midlife women, focusing on reinvention, conscious desire, and living authentically beyond societal expectations.

What are the Chances? | Andrea Hoffmann | Substack

by Andrea Hoffmann

Andrea Hoffmann delivers a humorous and insightful guide to navigating midlife's 'One. Big. Cluster,' from hormones and parenting to embracing life's glorious chaos.

Elderberries | Avivah Wittenberg-Cox | Substack

by Avivah Wittenberg-Cox

Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, a Harvard Advanced Leadership Fellow and Thinkers50 Hall of Famer, shares insights on navigating 100-year lives, reinvention, love, and careers after 50.

Adventure Unpacked | Jill Homer | Substack

by Jill Homer

Author Jill Homer shares stories from her absurd life, blending record-setting outdoor adventures, journalism, and personal reflections on midlife and meaning.