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  • John Rinaldo

    Sharing my writing, art, and lessons learned on Substack while documenting life’s journey and embracing each moment as it comes.

  • Simone FM Spinner

    \ud83e\udd42 I Explore Wine, Aesthetics, & Travel. - Author: The Only Thing You Need to Know About Wine is What You Like© - Creator: Wine Sensory Brain Attic™ & Sensational Multisensory Immersion Experiences™ - Owner: Chasing Grapes™ & Hawk House Media™

  • Megan Youngmee

    Sacred Valley, Peru. Korean adoptee raised in Amish country. From LA boardroom to raw jungle medicine. I write, mother, heal & build what’s needed. I’ve seen beauty and heartbreak at the edges of the world — all to remember: we can feel well again.

  • Danni Levy

    Messy is my niche. Loving & honest, my writing style. Helping you slow down, tune in, and live with more self-love, truth, & emotional elasticity. Not a sugar-coater. Mom & wife. Author. Yoga & meditation. Luvs sunshine, smiles & stargazers of life.

  • chris kalaboukis

    Futurist and digital nomad writing about AI, the future of work, longevity, and location-independent living—for builders, founders, and 50+ reinvention seekers.

  • Judi Bailey, M.Ed

    I’m a counselor who has given therapy to diverse populations. I have mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and my newsletter gives information about dementia and MCI from professional sources and from my own experiences.

  • Mary Baker

    For over 22 years, I have been working as both a licensed clinical counselor and a life coach with wonderful people who were struggling to get out of their own way and to be happy.

  • Martine \ud83e\udd8b

    ✒️ I write about Love the way I live it: spiritual, sensual and a little sassy. \ud83e\udd8b The butterfly is my sign: a soft reminder of transformation, freedom and beauty. ❤️ Meet the many women who live within me, each fluttering in her own light.

  • Stone Wolf

    A wolf disguised as a woman who writes her howls. Poetry, personal stories, spiritual philosophy, fiction. Mysticism meets the wilderness.\ud83d\udc3a\ud83d\udda4

  • Dragonheart Jo \ud83d\udc9f (PlayfulMuse)

    Sigma INFJ. Writer and artist, creating via watercolors and other media. I find peace in the imperfect Now. Namasté \ud83e\udeb7

  • Patricia Grenelle

    Author of the best selling book: We Were A Nice Normal Family: A Memoir of Recovery From C-PTSD and the Trauma of Narcissistic Abuse.

  • Brenda - A Voice that Wonders

    Welcome to A Voice That Wonders I write from the thresholds - between cultures, between homes, between faith and doubt, past and future.

  • Let’s Get UnStuck

    I am my truth \ud83c\udf1f This is a Storytelling Platform &\ud83c\udf99️ Podcast \ud83c\udf99️ for real, shared, lived stories—honest reflection, growth, and reclaiming who we are. Imperfections welcome \ud83c\udf1f Judgement is NOT \ud83c\udf1f Subscribe (free) LetsGetUnstuck.Blog

  • Lynn J. Broderick

    Former ad exec and one-time podcast sidekick. Now writing memoir-driven stories and unfiltered reflections, served with humor and heart.

  • Zen Living, by Tiffany

    Rewire Your Nervous System & Awaken Your Heart ♥️ Honest writings on my lifelong spiritual journey, how Chinese Medicine, Meditation & Taoism healed me. Transform wounds into wisdom - A Sanctuary for Conscious Living ~ 25 years with Sages & Channels

  • Nat Sang

    |Sharing my authentic experience of rebuilding in real time after 2nd corporate layoff|Resetting midlife with purpose|Founder of 7R-Reset Series|Navigating the ups and downs of this process. Cheers \ud83e\udd42 to the middle!

  • Amy Thomas

    Dog lover ❤️ gentle soul , coffee and dark chocolate , can spend hours just being silent and one with nature, ordinary can be extraordinary with a positive attitude.

  • Sandra-Lynne

    Regulation-based pet loss grief specialist & poet. Poetry, letters, and reflections for those grieving a beloved animal companion

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