Maya El Helou
Maya El Helou is a writing coach, anthropologist and comic artist who helps writers reconnect with their voice, process, and creative intuition. For the past three years, Maya has supported graduate students, early-career researchers, and independent writers—both privately and through public workshops—using a practice grounded in care, reflection, and creative experimentation.
Maya’s coaching centers on one simple belief: writing doesn’t have to feel like punishment. Drawing from a background in anthropology, Maya approaches writing as both a personal ritual and a social practice—something we do through life, not outside of it. Whether you’re struggling with writer’s block, drowning in perfectionism, or just trying to remember why you started, Maya is here to help you meet your writer self again—with curiosity, not judgment.