The Letters

Thoughts from the house.

Every now and then, something catches our attention.

Something happening in the world. A conversation we keep hearing. Something women seem to be talking about, or perhaps something nobody is talking about enough.

Sometimes it's something we've read. Sometimes something we've noticed.

Sometimes it's simply a thought we haven't been able to shake.

This is where we write about it.

The big things and the seemingly insignificant ones.

Women. Work. Relationships. Friendship. Rest. Identity. Culture. Getting older. Starting again.

And whatever else feels worth sitting down with.

Not advice. Not answers.

Just thoughtful things, written from us to you.

Make something nice. Stay for a while.

Laela Coppens Laela Coppens

Maybe Romanticising Your Life Is Actually a Good Idea

The internet has given us plenty of questionable wellness trends, but romanticising your life might be one worth keeping. Perhaps it is less about making life look beautiful, and more about noticing the beauty

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Laela Coppens Laela Coppens

Are We Losing the Art of Friendship?

Some friendships last a lifetime. Others belong to a particular chapter. And somewhere between busy lives, group chats and watching each other from a screen, have we forgotten what it means to really be friends?

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Laela Coppens Laela Coppens

When Did Everyone Become an Expert on Your Life?

We’ve never had more advice about how to live, love, work, parent, rest and apparently even eat breakfast. Somewhere in all that helpful information, have we forgotten to ask ourselves what we actually think?

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