Hi Amanda—I have been on Substack under ocdnewmexico.substack.com for about 10 days now. I have gained 25 free subscribers organically one at a time. This is a mental health information and resource center newsletter, hopefully with a feeling of belonging by all members. At this point, it consists of articles written by me on the topics of stress and anxiety as related to political overload of the senses based on the last election cycle and ongoing news blitz.
My hope is to sustain by offering deep dives into various mental health disorders from a paradigm of hurt and damaged humanity vs, a pathological worldview. I mix human interest with scientific-proven methods of coping. The approach is community driven and welcoming.
I *really* felt this line: "The pressure to have multiple sets of eyes on all the moving parts of your newsletter can often make it feel you’re just along for the ride on a runaway bull." Such a great article—timely and thought provoking!
Great read! In terms of your question it’s the cadence and the amount of posts I’ve found the biggest challenge. Advice from Substack is to post often and expert churn alongside growth but every week I show up in service and feel into what folks want. Do I think I published “too much” some weeks - yes I do but always in service to the person/ people who needed to read what I had to write and educate one. Next year looks different for lots of reasons but mainly because I want to push my creativity alongside being of service. I’ve said everything there was to say. 🤩
Hi Amanda—I have been on Substack under ocdnewmexico.substack.com for about 10 days now. I have gained 25 free subscribers organically one at a time. This is a mental health information and resource center newsletter, hopefully with a feeling of belonging by all members. At this point, it consists of articles written by me on the topics of stress and anxiety as related to political overload of the senses based on the last election cycle and ongoing news blitz.
My hope is to sustain by offering deep dives into various mental health disorders from a paradigm of hurt and damaged humanity vs, a pathological worldview. I mix human interest with scientific-proven methods of coping. The approach is community driven and welcoming.
Cheers,
—Zach
You wanted us to say hi and describe our situation. Any thoughts on mine?
I *really* felt this line: "The pressure to have multiple sets of eyes on all the moving parts of your newsletter can often make it feel you’re just along for the ride on a runaway bull." Such a great article—timely and thought provoking!
Great read! In terms of your question it’s the cadence and the amount of posts I’ve found the biggest challenge. Advice from Substack is to post often and expert churn alongside growth but every week I show up in service and feel into what folks want. Do I think I published “too much” some weeks - yes I do but always in service to the person/ people who needed to read what I had to write and educate one. Next year looks different for lots of reasons but mainly because I want to push my creativity alongside being of service. I’ve said everything there was to say. 🤩