Letters From Ellen
Looking closely at the things we move too fast to see.
A weekly-ish letter that starts somewhere ordinary. A bag of crushed chips. A one-star review of the Great Pyramids. A homework project from school. A local tea shop taking on a luxury brand.
Each one follows the ordinary thing to the story underneath - and reveals something about the rules we inherited, the ideas we were raised with, and what we choose to carry forward.
Written for people who like to contemplate, not just scroll.
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Everyday, examined
The kind of noticing you might not have time for on your own - a small thing looked at closely enough to reveal what's actually running underneath it.
The memoir, in progress
Some letters come straight from the book. Others circle the same questions: what our families handed down, what culture asked of us, and what we're choosing to change.
Answers, sometimes
Some essays land on an answer. Most sit with the question to be pondered, and that’s the whole point.
No hacks, no homework
Nothing to optimize or "do better." Just a letter worth slowing down for - the kind you might send to a friend with a note that says, this made me think of you.
About The Author
Written by a naturopathic doctor, brand messaging strategist, and mother.
Raised in a Chinese household, growing up in a Western world. Now raising a daughter across both.
I like examining what's underneath, and I can't really turn it off.
