a year of trusting

my favorite newsletters of 2024 categorized by all the feels

Welcome to this tiny corner of the internet where an off-duty psychotherapist keeps the conversation going on how to make sense of this life thing we’re all doing. If you ever wondered what your therapist does off the clock—which, who among us hasn’t?—this is like that. Think of it as the adult equivalent of seeing your elementary school teacher at the grocery store picking out lemons. 🍋

One thing before we jump in, I show up very much as myself here. Myself first, and all my other labels are secondary. If a therapist speaking candidly feels like too much to your system, that is absolutely is OK and this may not be the best particular newsletter for you.

I had the largest influx of new subscribers I’ve ever had last week after

Anne Helen Petersen

mentioned my recent The Family Stone piece. If you got here by way of that—welcome!!!

If there is one thing you should know about me it’s that I’m not cool. So I’m not going to play it cool about this. I’m delighted so many new hearts and minds have found their way to my writing and this space—and another part of me is quite nervous about that very same thing. More people to be rejected by, I suppose.

I’m going analogue over the holidays, mostly so I can spend every free moment reading, so I’ll be quiet on Substack for a bit. However, I have planned ahead a few posts to come out as usual on Mondays. This one you’re reading will be a smattering of posts from dialoguing throughout 2024. Another will be a reflection on Dry January with some of my go-to non-alcoholic bevies for anyone thinking of partaking. I’m often asked for NA recommendations and this feels like the perfect time to compile a list.

Continue on for this year of dialoguing—categorized into feelings and identities.

You’ll notice some of these newsletters are behind a paywall. If you’d still like to check it out, but not ready to fully commit–I get it–you should be able to get a free 7-day trial which would give you access to all my posts or use a single-use freebie to peek behind this particular curtain. Access to 60+ and counting archival posts continues to be the biggest benefit of a paid subscription

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