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Hi, I’m Ela. I write about the moments that break us, the choices that rebuild us, and the strange ways we become ourselves.

It’s part psychology, part spirituality, part “what the hell just happened.” No lessons. No formulas. And I don’t pretend to have answers. I write because I’m endlessly fascinated by the strange business of being human.

Ela Crain

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The Seeker & The Sage

A memoir about getting lost, meeting the last people you’d expect, and piecing together your life somewhere between airports and monasteries.

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Writing

Essays, stories, and poems about freedom, identity, and the messy parts of becoming yourself.

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Conversations

Real, honest talks about love, boundaries, wisdom, heartbreak, and how people rebuild their inner world.

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THE SEEKER'S STORY

I grew up between cultures and went searching in all the usual places—new cities, new careers, new obsessions. I didn’t know what I was looking for. Then life dropped me into rooms and conversations I couldn’t have prepared for.

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Conversations

I sit with people who’ve questioned, risked, rebuilt, and survived their own turning points. These are the conversations that stayed with me.

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Once a week, I write about the strange business of being human. No hacks, no hype, no magic formulas. Just the thoughts we’re usually quiet about.

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