YoungYou / Insider★ Founding cohort · capped at 500 · applications open
Membership · By application & invitation

YoungYou Insider.

A small, considered membership for readers who'd rather sit with a long piece than scroll a feed. Print quarterly, members-only writing, on-the-record provider conversations, and a private directory.

Insider hasn't launched yet. We're assembling the founding cohort now — membership opens with the first print issue, and no payment is collected until your application is accepted.

Concept photograph for the quarterly print objectPLATE 01 — THE QUARTERLY · NO. 01, IN DEVELOPMENT
64 pages · printed on Mohawk Superfine · quarterly by mailConcept photograph
§ 01 — When it opens

What membership includes.

§ 01

Print quarterly

A 64-page object, printed on Mohawk, mailed quarterly. Long-form features, photography, and an editor's letter.

§ 02

Members-only writing

Three pieces per month behind the membership wall. Reported, edited, never sponsored.

§ 03

Provider conversations

Editor-moderated conversations with the providers we trust most. On the record. Members ask the questions.

§ 04

The directory

A private, opt-in directory of members — by city, by interest. No algorithms. No DMs unless invited.

§ 02 — Membership

Two ways to apply.

Annual
$240
$20 / month, billed annually — once membership opens
  • All Insider writing
  • Quarterly print object
  • Provider conversations
  • Member directory access
Apply for membership
★ FOUNDINGFounding annual
$144
$12 / month — for life, first 500 accepted members
  • Everything in Annual
  • Founding member badge in directory
  • 40% off, locked for life
  • First access to the annual gathering
  • Hand-numbered first print issue
Apply for the founding cohort

APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED BY THE EDITORS, IN ORDER RECEIVED. NO PAYMENT IS COLLECTED WITH AN APPLICATION — CHECKOUT OPENS ONLY WHEN MEMBERSHIP DOES. ACCEPTED FOUNDING MEMBERS HOLD THE FOUNDING RATE FOR LIFE.

§ 03 — The writing

What members will read.

The first pieces are being commissioned now, for the founding cohort. Three standing formats:

The long read

One reported feature per quarter.

A single subject given real length — reported over weeks, edited hard, and printed in the quarterly before it appears online.

Provider conversations

On the record, members asking.

Editor-moderated interviews with providers we've reviewed. Members submit the questions; full transcripts run in print and online.

Reported primers

The evidence, organized.

Practical explainers — what the research supports, what's being oversold, and the questions worth taking into a consult.

YOUNGYOU INSIDER IS FOR EDUCATION AND DISCUSSION ONLY. IT IS NOT A MEDICAL SERVICE.