Elaine Welteroth

Los Angeles

Contributing advice columnist
Elaine Welteroth writes the Ask Elaine advice column for The Washington Post. You can submit questions to her here. She is an award-winning journalist, a TV host, the former editor in chief of Teen Vogue and the author of the New York Times bestseller “More Than Enough,” which won the 2020 NAACP Image Award for outstanding literary work in autobiography. In addition to The Post, her writing appears in the New York Times, British Vogue and Time. Welteroth can be seen on television weekly doling out fashion industry advice as a judge on Bravo’s new “Project Runway,” and she previously was a co-host of CBS’s “The Talk.” Her MasterClass on redesigning your career debuted in 2021 and has helped thousands navigate career transitions. She is a new mom living with her husband in Los Angeles.
Latest from Elaine Welteroth

Ask Elaine: I’ve been crying for days over what my boyfriend’s mom said about race

An Afro-Latina grad student and her boyfriend have dated for almost a year, but his mom’s comments about white supremacy make her want to “escape this racist family.”

September 24, 2024

Ask Elaine: Is it a bad idea to interview for a new job in my third trimester?

How does she navigate interviewing for a new job while she’s in the third trimester of her pregnancy?

August 27, 2024

Ask Elaine: I’m too ashamed to face a friend after our argument

Letter writer feels “embarrassed and inferior” after an argument with a friend.

July 30, 2024

Ask Elaine: My daughter-in-law keeps asking me about my son’s flaws

She asks her in-law, ‘Was he like this as a child?’ when she’s angry with her husband.

June 25, 2024

Ask Elaine: My mother keeps dumping boxes of unwanted gifts on me

A letter writer’s mother insists on sending gifts -- often clothes and shoes in the wrong size.

May 28, 2024

Ask Elaine: After a traumatic birth, new mom can’t let go of debilitating fears

This new mom just wants to enjoy her baby without being so fearful all the time.

April 23, 2024

Ask Elaine: I want to change careers. Do I have to choose between purpose and profit?

A reader wants to pivot their career and go to film school but isn’t sure what kind of a safety net they’ll need to make the change.

April 2, 2024

Ask Elaine: How do I decide between living abroad and coming back to America?

A reader is torn between staying in Madrid after teaching English there or moving back to the U.S.

March 19, 2024

Ask Elaine: Telling my abusive siblings they’re not invited to my son’s wedding

How does this letter writer tell their abusive siblings they’re not invited to their son’s upcoming wedding?

March 5, 2024

Ask Elaine: Can I fix a 50-year friendship after she ghosted me?

My friend called me critical and then ghosted me. What should I do?

February 13, 2024