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Ellen Nguyen

I'm a creative professional with experience in financial services and online media.

Ruthless Advice

My Hinge Date Is Going Through a Hard Time. Should I Wait for Him?

Aug 27, 2026

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4 min read

My Hinge Date Is Going Through a Hard Time. Should I Wait for Him?

My ruthless advice column: you ask, I answer ruthlessly.

Ellen Nguyen
Ellen Nguyen

Foundational skills

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Can You Date without Losing Yourself? FREE QUIZ

Aug 22, 2026

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4 min read

Can You Date without Losing Yourself? FREE QUIZ

The 7 Foundational skills you need to date like you matter

Ellen Nguyen
Ellen Nguyen

Relationships

The Only 4-Step Dating Approach You'll Ever Need as a Woman

Aug 20, 2026

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11 min read

The Only 4-Step Dating Approach You'll Ever Need as a Woman

You know what life you want, and you choose a partner who chooses you, loves you, and builds that life with you.

Ellen Nguyen
Ellen Nguyen

Ruthless Advice

Should I date people I don't find physically attractive if my usual type is toxic?

Jul 8, 2026

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2 min read

Should I date people I don't find physically attractive if my usual type is toxic?

My ruthless advice column: you ask, I answer ruthlessly.

Ellen Nguyen
Ellen Nguyen

Ruthless Advice

Men talked marriage then pulled away at 4 months. Am I missing red flags?

Jun 24, 2026

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3 min read

Men talked marriage then pulled away at 4 months. Am I missing red flags?

My ruthless advice column: you ask, I answer ruthlessly.

Ellen Nguyen
Ellen Nguyen

Ruthless Advice

My boyfriend went 4 days without talking. Should I break up with him?

Jun 16, 2026

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3 min read

My boyfriend went 4 days without talking. Should I break up with him?

My ruthless advice column: you ask, I answer ruthlessly.

Ellen Nguyen
Ellen Nguyen

Relationships

How Ready to Date Are You, Really? FREE QUIZ

Jun 8, 2026

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1 min read

How Ready to Date Are You, Really? FREE QUIZ

18 *REVEALING* questions to ask yourself before you date. Free. Instant access.

Ellen Nguyen
Ellen Nguyen

Relationships

How I Solved My Anxious Attachment like a Maths Problem

Jun 7, 2026

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3 min read

How I Solved My Anxious Attachment like a Maths Problem

The unfair advantage that turned my life around in my mid-20s

Ellen Nguyen
Ellen Nguyen

Foundational skills

The 5-Stage System I Used to Change My Life Trajectory

May 31, 2026

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5 min read

The 5-Stage System I Used to Change My Life Trajectory

How to turn every experience, especially the painful ones, into self-knowledge you can act on

Ellen Nguyen
Ellen Nguyen

Relationships

How to Date with Self-worth

May 30, 2026

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21 min read

How to Date with Self-worth

The full post of my viral Instagram series: Uncomfortable things you had to do to marry well

Ellen Nguyen
Ellen Nguyen

Identity & Work

I'm Done Chasing Job Titles. Here's What I'm Doing Instead.

May 23, 2026

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4 min read

I'm Done Chasing Job Titles. Here's What I'm Doing Instead.

After 15 years in the UK, the chip on my shoulder finally fell off. I got what I came for, and I'm ready to use it to serve me before anyone else.

Ellen Nguyen
Ellen Nguyen

Identity & Work

The Corporate Trap No One Warned Me About as an Immigrant Woman

May 16, 2026

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5 min read

The Corporate Trap No One Warned Me About as an Immigrant Woman

I avoided labouring for men in relationships only to realise I've already laboured plenty for the systems they run.

Ellen Nguyen
Ellen Nguyen

Foundational skills

How to Feel Everything without Losing Yourself

May 9, 2026

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4 min read

How to Feel Everything without Losing Yourself

Intense feelings aren't really the problem. Here's what high-intensity women actually need.

Ellen Nguyen
Ellen Nguyen

Foundational skills

If You're Afraid of Falling Apart, Read This

May 2, 2026

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5 min read

If You're Afraid of Falling Apart, Read This

The difference between the life that broke me at 24 and one that holds me at 31

Ellen Nguyen
Ellen Nguyen

Foundational skills

I Spent My 20s Healing. My Early 30s Revealed What I'd Left Behind

Mar 10, 2026

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4 min read

I Spent My 20s Healing. My Early 30s Revealed What I'd Left Behind

Inner child parenting, shadow work, and the parts of yourself worth going back for

Ellen Nguyen
Ellen Nguyen

A Weekly Newsletter by Ellen Nguyen

Essays and resources by Ellen Nguyen on self-discovery and growth in your 30s, for those unafraid to look inward and live on their own terms.

© 2026 Ellen Nguyen.
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