27 Latina Midlifers You Should Be Following on Substack

Healing, reinvention, identity, recipes, poetry, recovery, and zero patience for bullshit. 27 Latinas in midlife writing on Substack. Aquí están.

One of the first things Cristy and I said when we started building Her Wisdom Era was that we weren’t interested in being the only Latinas in the room. We’ve spent enough of our lives being the only one. Punto y aparte.

Visibility is one of our core pillars, and we take that seriously. Not because we get to decide who is seen, but because when we find women doing incredible work we admire, the least we can do is make sure you know about them too. And Substack has become one of the most powerful spaces for Latina writers, healers, coaches, thinkers, and creatives to own their voice without asking anyone's permission, which means there is so much brilliance already out there waiting for you to find it.

Ah…we really love it here!

We started paying attention to who was writing on Substack about midlife, reinvention, healing, identity, and all the things that matter to us as Latinas in this chapter.

And we found so many. This list is just the beginning.

Here are 27 women we think you should know

Alison Rand · Forty Fifty · Designer, writer, and founder of Forty Fifty, a social health platform for women in midlife that combines community, preventative health guides, and storytelling rooted in the belief that this season is formative, not a fading out.

Ann Murray Dunning · Señora Era · Co-founder of Vamigas and co-author of Radical Señora Era, writing about ancestral Latina wellness rituals, reclaiming rest, and choosing pleasure over productivity.

Carla Contreras · Nourishing Creativity · Food creative, content strategist, and Chopped alum exploring the intersection of creativity, entrepreneurship, and well-being through her podcast and essays.

Darlene Cordero · Darlene Cordero · Writing about death, mortality, and the fierce clarity that comes from confronting it, with zero patience for spiritual bypassing.

Dr. Mariel Buqué · Landing Softly with Dr. Mariel · Psychologist, bestselling author of Break the Cycle, writing about intergenerational trauma healing, nervous system restoration, and the tenderness of landing softly in a hard world.

Eva Glamaris · Los Hilos de Eva · Boricua curandera and storyteller weaving essays about ritual, ancestry, food, dating in her second bloom, and the sacred threads that run through domestic life.

Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz · Luminosa · Tewa/Xicana curandera and author of Earth Medicines, writing about Indigenous healing traditions, food as medicine, and spiritual practice rooted in the Arizona desert.

Gaby Guzman & Marianna Lopez · Hasta los Huesos · A Spanish-language Substack and podcast that is a sacred space for la bruja moderna, covering shadow work, relationships, generational trauma, and spiritual awakening.

Grace Bastidas · The Mommune · Former Editor-in-Chief of Parents (the first woman of color in that role) and founder of Parents Latina, building a space dedicated to mothers and the people who support them.

Hady Méndez · Hady Unfiltered: Sin Pelos en la Lengua · Nuyorican author of Calladita No More, digital nomad currently living in Madrid, writing about reinvention after corporate life, identity, dating, and what it means to use your voice after decades of being told to stay calladita.

Isidra Mencos · Be Yourself · Spanish-born, California-based journalist and memoirist (author of Promenade of Desire) writing about aging, the creative life, and being unapologetically herself.

Jessica Dueñas · Bottomless to Sober · Latina educator, TEDx speaker, and former Kentucky State Teacher of the Year writing about addiction, recovery, self-worth, and the courage to stop hiding behind achievement.

Juliet Diaz · Love, Juliet · Indigenous Taíno Cubana bruja, award-winning bestselling author of Witchery and The Altar Within, writing reflections and revelations on what it means to be in right relationship with ourselves, the Earth, and one another, rooted in liberatory and decolonial practice.

Julissa Arce · La Historia Uncovered · Bestselling author (You Sound Like a White Girl), activist, and cultural critic uncovering the Latino history, identity, and belonging stories that have been overlooked and urgently need telling.

Karla Guerrero Guerra · Karla Guerrero Guerra · Salvadoran American writer, travel lover, and founder of The Healing Adventures, writing about identity, culture, and self-discovery as a first-generation Latina navigating the world with curiosity and a carry-on.

Kathy Cano-Murillo · The Crafty Chica · Third-generation Mexican American artist, author of twelve books, and founder of CraftyChica, writing about creativity as a portal to joy, Latina entrepreneurship, and a life lived with glitter and intention from Phoenix, AZ.

Lorraine C. Ladish · Aging Like a Legend · Bilingual author of 18 books, founder of Viva Fifty, and one of the OG voices in the Latina midlife space, writing about rebuilding after divorce, health after menopause, and proving that performance does not expire after 50 (or 60).

Lydiana García · Lydiana Garcia · Boricua psychologist, author, and speaker writing about healing, sovereignty, entrepreneurship, and the messy truth of starting over again and again, sometimes en español, always from el corazón.

Mariana Atencio · Permission to Be · Venezuelan American journalist, TEDx speaker, and author of Perfectly You, writing about executive communication, leadership, and how to make your voice land in every room you walk into.

Nancy Marmolejo · Nancy Marmolejo · Executive coach, founder of Talent And Genius, Chief Strategy Officer for Lean In Latinas, and author of the forthcoming Heard, writing about the radical leadership skill nobody teaches you: listening.

Nathalie Molina Niño · Nathalie Molina Niño · Entrepreneur, investor, and author of Leapfrog (Penguin Random House), who just launched her Substack about beginning again from Ecuador while running her company in New York, because reinvention does not wait for a convenient moment.

Rocío Navarro · Waters We Come From · Water healer, ceremonialist, and sociologist exploring water as medicine for personal and collective transformation.

Rosie Acosta · How to Midlife · Mindfulness teacher, Headspace collaborator, author of You Are Radically Loved, and associate producer of the perimenopause docuseries BALANCE, writing about navigating the hormonal, emotional, and spiritual shifts of midlife with humor and honesty.

Roxanna Sarmiento Missong · hello, roxsar · Poet, ceramicist, and paper-cut artist (and my former #WeAllGrow partner!) writing tender, reflective essays about generosity, stillness, and what it costs capable women to keep giving when they also need to rest.

Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack · From Cocina to Career · Creator of Muy Bueno, cookbook author, and food media entrepreneur spilling the chisme on building a brand, preserving Northern Mexican family recipes, and turning la cocina into a career.

And because we are about community and not competition, we also want to shout out a few non-Latina midlife Substacks that we love and learn from: Midstack, Lori Ballen, and Oldster Magazine.

Ahora te toca a ti.

We know this list is just the beginning, because there are SO many more Latinas in midlife writing, creating, and sharing their wisdom on Substack and we want to find every single one. If that is you, or if you know someone who belongs on this list, drop her name and her Substack link in the comments. We want to know her.

And if you are a paid subscriber to Her Wisdom Era, this is exactly the kind of reciprocity we live for on our Sabias Visibility Thread, a weekly space where paid subscribers share their wisdom notes for the rest of us show up to support in reciprocity. If you want in on that, subscribe and join us.

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Ana