Skip to content
HeyJared

Compassionate Writer

I believe that self-compassion is essential for the writing process. In writing and in life, it's the piece we weren't taught and the piece we most need to help us navigate the paradox we constantly hold as creators.

Newsletter · By Heather Doyle Fraser · Official site

Indexed issues, last 90 days
5
Latest publication
Sep 17, 2026
Audience
Checking…
Earliest in this view
Aug 7, 2026

Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 17, 2026

    Writing Ignites All Three Flows of Compassion (opens the original)

    Excerpt

    Read excerpt

    <img alt="A person sketching on a wooden bench in a forest" class="sizing-normal" height="6960" src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1777058921942-95672ad15e36?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wzMD

  2. Issue · Sep 8, 2026

    When Anxiety Knocks, Compassion Answers (opens the original)

    Excerpt

    Read excerpt

    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1092" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hMSh!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4c5f5ed6-31c4-461d-aa0f-a44e9496c476_4032x3024.

  3. Issue · Aug 26, 2026

    When AI Feels Ubiquitous, It’s Time to Go Back (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone

    Read excerpt

    I’m about to date myself terribly. Remember, Say Anything?<img alt="Two people walking down a path in the woods" class="sizing-normal" height="3888" src="http

  4. Issue · Aug 18, 2026

    Releasing Attachment (opens the original)

    Excerpt

    Read excerpt

    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1941" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_hCo!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2dfdfbdd-3538-4066-be73-b55a216bd9bd_3088x2316.

  5. Issue · Aug 7, 2026

    PSA: Fall Is the Perfect Time to Rewild (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone

    Read excerpt

    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="2701" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NeV4!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8fec6a6c-79d8-42bf-b7f7-14453f16f6ae_3707x2701.

Publishing over time

Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.

Recurring subjects

Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.

Audience

No verified audience measurement yet.

About this data

Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.

Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.

See coverage about Compassionate Writer