Substacks recommended by Don Akchin

Recommended by Don Akchin

A healing, artistic space, inspired by the wisdom of nature, especially for creative souls, writers and practitioners who want to live a free, expressive life that’s aligned with their true self.

Gabriela is a gifted coach and spiritual advisor who has made a major impact on my life.

- Don Akchin

Release and Gather

By Holly Rabalais

Letting go of what was to make room for what’s to come.

This well-written first-person newsletter thoughtfully covers a broad swatch of territory pertinent to readers in midlife and beyond.

- Don Akchin

Parenting Matters

By Catherine Lynch& Glenn Collins

Parenting insights from psychology, neuroscience, behavioral science, and our experience raising 5 adopted teens from Guatemala.

Sensible, sensitive research-based advice for doing the hardest job in the world.

- Don Akchin

The Typewriter's Collage

By Arnie Bernstein

Personal essays, stuff on the writing life, movies & books, Judaism, and lots of references to Chico Marx. Drafted on typewriter, edited in MS Word on a Mac, presented to you on SubStack. Serious stuff with a humorous foundation

Arnie Bernstein is a gifted writer, a teacher, and perhaps the most interesting character to emerge from Chicago since Studs Terkel. The Typewriter's Collage, besides its reverence for the quintessential writing tool, also offers unique perspectives on movies, books, and other high- to medium-brow topics.

- Don Akchin

A Considerable Age

By Alice Goldbloom

Widely authentic stories delivered to you every Sunday morning.

A Considerable Age is thoughtful and thought-provoking. Alice's essays are well crafted and a pleasure to read.

- Don Akchin

Life On The Inside

By Susan McCorkindale

Autism parent? Same. Or maybe you love someone with autism. Same here, too. My 32-year-old autistic son is under house arrest and I'm the warden. Life On The Inside is a chronicle of our experiences.

Susan McCorkindale chronicles the ups and downs of living with an adult son under house arrest and manages to make it sometimes funny, sometimes heart-rending, and always relatable.

- Don Akchin

[VINTAGE MORELS] adventures with home cooks

By VINTAGE MORELS [adventures with a home cook]

I'm a home cook. No more that. Maybe you are, too. Never been a chef. Not a food professional. This surely is no masterclass. But do come explore moments of merriment in the kitchen and at the table with me . . . .

For people who love good food.

- Don Akchin

Age with Attitude!

By Robyn Everingham

In my quest for a long, well-lived life, longevity science collides with real life. Follow my personal triumphs and trials as I navigate this adventure.

Robyn's attitude about age is the right one!

- Don Akchin

Non-Boring History

By Annette Laing

Substack Featured & Bestselling Newsletter! Join renegade historian and Brit in the US Dr. Annette Laing on her witty history mystery tour

I love Annette Laing's forays into little-known or little-understood moments from the American past. Her British origins and her long sojourn in the American South lend her voice credibility, as well as humor.

- Don Akchin

seventysomething

By Susie Kaufman

memory, aging in amazement, the inner life

Susie Kaufman's writing is poetic and profound. Her essays are always worth reading.

- Don Akchin

Aging Well News

By Janice Walton

Want to live your later years to the fullest? This newsletter is filled with ideas based on my experiences as an older adult.

Janice Walton's wise insights as an elder and a psychologist are always worthy of consideration.

- Don Akchin

The EndGame

Recommended by Don Akchin