The Gold Star Diaries
Tammi Salas, Corinne Bowen, Éabha \ud83e\udddc\ud83c\udffb♀️ {ava}, Andrea Scher, Megan SwanMusings about the art of living from a sober, dignified, creative woman celebrating 11 years of recovery.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 218 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 7 days ago |
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Happy Almost Birthday to Me
I’m hosting a live zoom call this Tuesday, September 1st, on my 56th birthday. You are invited to join me on the call, but you gotta register for it. Let’s sip some tea + talk. I’ll probably play some Dolly Parton. It’ll be fun.
When: Sep...
Good Grief
I did not have Dolly Parton leaving this world yesterday as something I would need to grieve, but grief is like that - it does not care what you had planned. It sweeps in and is wild, searching the archives of my mind for connections, big a...
The Art of Making a Living (Part 1)
My first art studio in Valley Ford, CA circa 2018
In early June, as I woke up on the other side of the world in Berlin, Germany, I received an email from my former husband, declaring he decided it was time to terminate my spousal support....
Sunday Substack: Week 33
A year ago last night, August 15, 2025, at 11:01 p.m. pst, my mother took her last sip of air and exhaled her final breath in her living room in Surprise, Arizona. The moon was in a waning gibbous phase, which seemed quite fitting. She wait...
Grief Art Sessions w/ Tammi
I know it’s last minute, but grief does not give a shit.
You are cordially invited to collage your feelings with me this weekend, as I celebrate the one year anniversary of my mother leaving this world. I know it sounds like it might be a...
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creative ringleader. mixed media artist. alcohol-free retreat leader. community-builder. sober since 2/3/15. every sunday, i share my musings on art, life, recovery + how i'm building my lady empire.
I make photographs on 35mm film, read tarot, and write honestly about living a creative life. Based in Rochester, NY — the land of Kodak.
If you've ever felt like you missed the memo on how to exist, you're in luck. I'm Éabha & I teach midlife, messy bitches how to take a journal, a pencil case, maybe a few art supplies & turn them into freedom \ud83e\udd8b
I'm an author, artist and wonder seeker in the Bay Area!
wellness strategist | what women's health research forgot + what it means for how women lead | Nervous-system science for female founders | politics of the research gap | sobriety as strategy | medical wellness travel through Altavita
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