Messy Work
Lucia Fontaina-PowellA monthly 'magazine' about the messy work of being human, and building a life that feels like yours.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 56 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 3 months ago |
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Everything I know about the messy middle
First came the hustle and the girlboss. Then came quiet quitting and slow living. Now, it seems we are in the era of the messy middle.
I can’t pinpoint exactly when this became A Thing. As a transformative coach, my work sits in the realm...
Ideas People #5: Jamiel Thompson on committing to the idea that feeds you back
Ideas People is a series of honest conversations with risk-takers and rule-breakers who had a big idea—and made it happen. Encouraging fellow ideas people to bridge the gap between dreaming and doing…
Jamiel Thompson is the co-found...
The curious paradox of being seen: the thing we fear and crave the most
Since I launched this Substack in 2024 (wild), I’ve played with a few different approaches to publishing—from religiously posting every other week, to monthly “magazine” issues, to not really posting at all. But the heart of Messy Work has...
New Year's Resolutions for recovering high achievers
Hello and Happy 2026! I’m writing to you, as I usually do at this time of year, as a kind of New Year scrooge—primed to caution you on the perils and psychology of goal-setting and remind you that you don’t need to be a “new” you. But first...
Messy Work: A round-up of my very much human-generated, occasionally sloppy writing
Hello, lovely reader! I’m interrupting scheduled programming to take a break from our usual monthly issue. For no other reason (no pics of my blotchy, tear-stained face to accompany a dramatic announcement here*), than that I’ve quite enjoy...
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