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Recommended by Shannon

Writing ourselves back to the center. Celebrating & centering the parenting and personal narratives of the Global Majority since 2015.

Ecohappiness Project

By Sandi Schwartz

Exploring how nature connection can help you feel happier, calmer, and inspired to save the planet.

Sandi provides great insights into how nature can lead to better mental health for you and your family!

- Shannon

Knott, A Newsletter

By Andrew

Writing by Andrew Knott. Parenting, humor, and a little bit of randomness.

Cool It: Simple Steps to Save the Planet

By Sari Fordham

Monthly newsletters for busy people who care about climate change

Parenting After Religious Trauma

By Cindy Wang Brandt

Helping parents who are deconstructing from high control religion while parenting at the same time.

Fidgets and Fries

By Tiffany "Tiffy" Hammond

there's a story in here somewhere...

Tiffy at Fidgets and Fries provides a funny, moving, and thoughtful intersectional lens into her experiences as an autistic mom in an autism family. Her honesty and humor lifts my day and expands my understanding of neurodivergence.

- Shannon

Father Nathan Monk

Home of Unholy Sh+t, the Russia Essays, and my upcoming podcast Literary Anarchism.

Cool It: Simple Steps to Save the Planet

By Sari

Environmental action for busy people who care about climate change

Parenting In A Climate Crisis

By Bridget Shirvell

A newsletter for people wondering how to parent in the climate crisis.

Apparently

By Ilana Wiles

Apparently, kids grow up. A newsletter about parenting in the big kids years with a focus on tweens, trends and internet culture from a recovering mommy blogger who has always been VERY online.

Ignition Notes for Benevolent Incendiaries

By Ashia Ray

Weekly updates from Raising Luminaries with free & sliding-scale workshops, training, and educational resources for parents & caregivers igniting the next generation of kind & courageous leaders.

Ashia has amazing resources and perspectives on teaching kids about social justice and changing systems for the better in your own community. The toolkits are a wonderful introduction to each topic.

- Shannon

Our Feet on the Ground from Michele Bigley

Find inspiration as we journey from environmental despair to hope through direct (and easy) climate action

A Home Within Myself

By Sherisa de Groot

How to find and love the home within yourself. Essays & conversations on love, parenthood, identity, culture, midlife, relationships and Blackness from a first-generation American elder millennial immigrant.

Arts and Climate Change with Nicole Kelner

A space for art, climate storytelling, and creative reflection. Discover practical tools and curated events to use art for climate communication, take meaningful action, and live a more creative life.

Concerning Hobbits

By David Minerva Clover

The magic of education, parenting, nerdery, and more.

David has terrific insights into educating kids, whether you homeschool your kids or are just looking for additional educational opportunities and perspectives outside of traditional school.

- Shannon

More Vibrant Planet

By Sarah Lazarovic

An undepressing newsletter about how to fight the climate crisis. With dancing. And cookies.