01 · A SAFE SPACE TO BE HEARD

Tell me
over coffee.

Start with whatever you wish someone understood. Write me a letter about what you’re going through, and I’ll take the time to write back.

Write your letter How it works

Ink and watercolour illustration of a cup of coffee, a handwritten letter with a fountain pen, and a terracotta envelope closed with a heart wax seal

02 · How it works

A simple letter exchange

1
You write
Share what’s on your mind. Your words don’t need to be perfect.
2
I sit with your words
I know it can take courage to share something personal. I approach your words with kindness and without judgement.
3
You receive a reply
I write a personal letter, sent with care and understanding.

03 · A note from the founder

A person on the other side.

I lost my nephew to suicide, and my dad to cancer. Those losses changed me, and they’re part of why this space matters so deeply to me.

As I’ve shared my own story, people I’ve never met have trusted me with things they felt they couldn’t tell anyone else. I don’t take that trust lightly.

Those conversations are what led me to create Tell Me Over Coffee. When you write here, you’re writing to a real person on the other side.

You’re writing to me.

Why I created this space →

Lucinda holding a cup of coffee at a café

Sometimes, it’s easier to write to a stranger.

Perhaps there’s less to explain. Perhaps it feels easier to share something with someone outside your everyday life. You don’t have to find the perfect words, or begin with an apology.

Write your letter →

04 · Themes I hold with care

What you can write about

Grief & loss
Anxiety & overthinking
Loneliness & disconnection
Life transitions
What’s hard to say out loud

It’s okay if you don’t have the right words. Start wherever you are. ♡

06 · Giving back

A little kindness goes further.

Tell Me Over Coffee is an independent personal letter exchange, not a charity. I contribute 10% of my proceeds to SADAG, the South African Depression and Anxiety Group.

Transparency →

07 · Your questions