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elevate. โœ“ official
@getelvt ยท jun 01

issue no. 06 is live. โ™ก this month we're talking about men's mental health โ€” for the ones carrying more than they show, and everyone who loves one.

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new issue ยท june 2026
strong enough.
read it now โ†’
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enriq โœ“ @enriq ยท 2h
this one's gonna help a lot of people. proud of u โ™ก
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eric โœ“ @eric ยท 1h
@enriq means everything coming from you. โ™ก
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elevate. โœ“ official
@getelvt ยท jun 07

a little heads up โ™ก over the next few weeks the site's going through some redesigns and changes. some pages might move, look a little different, or be briefly offline while we tidy things up. sorry in advance for any mess โ€” it'll be worth it, we promise.

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eric โœ“ @eric ยท jun 07
if anything's broken or you can't find something, we got you. email us at hello@getelvt.biz or chat with us on any of our socials (@getelvt everywhere). we're around โ™ก
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nina โœ“ socials
@nina ยท jun 06

๐Ÿ“ฃ huge milestone today: the office plant has officially survived 3 whole weeks. her name is brenda. she's a fighter. we are all so incredibly proud of her ๐ŸŒฑ

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maya โœ“ @maya ยท jun 06
brenda has overcome more this month than i have honestly ๐ŸŒฑ
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marcus โœ“ @marcus ยท jun 06
for the record i've been watering brenda. me. the intern. i'd like that noted ๐Ÿ˜…
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eric โœ“ @eric ยท jun 06
@marcus IS that why the floor by your desk is soaked
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marcus โœ“ @marcus ยท jun 06
@eric ...brenda thrives in chaos ๐Ÿ˜…
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enriq โœ“ @enriq ยท jun 06
brenda nation, rise up ๐ŸŒฑโœจ
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nina โœ“ @nina ยท jun 06
she gets her own announcement post when she flowers. i don't make the rules
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@dre.m reader
community ยท jun 05

issue 06 made me text my brother for the first time in months. we ended up talking for two hours. i didn't know i needed that. thank you for this one. โ™ก

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@kalirose @kalirose ยท jun 05
not me reading this in the parking lot tearing up ๐Ÿ˜ข so happy for you dre
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@dre.m @dre.m ยท jun 05
@kalirose go text yours too ๐Ÿ‘€ i'm serious
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belen โœ“ @belen ยท jun 05
@dre.m this is the whole reason we do this. thank you for telling us. โ™ก
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nina โœ“ socials
@nina ยท jun 04

switched from coffee to matcha and i am a Different Woman now ๐Ÿต ask me about ceremonial grade. actually don't. i won't stop. i will find you.

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marcus โœ“ @marcus ยท jun 04
can confirm. she will not stop. she brought a whisk to the office.
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eric โœ“ @eric ยท jun 04
she showed me a bag of green powder at 9am. unprompted. i was scared.
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eric โœ“ founder
@eric ยท jun 03

la la land in thousand oaks is my whole personality this week โ˜• ordered the matcha (sorry theo), stayed 4 hours, wrote half the next issue there. a cafe whose whole thing is kindness? on brand for us โ™ก

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belen โœ“ @belen ยท jun 03
their vibes are genuinely unmatched. the playlist alone โ™ก
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nina โœ“ @nina ยท jun 03
see THIS is an acceptable matcha usage ๐Ÿต i'm so proud
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enriq โœ“ @enriq ยท jun 03
the one off the boulevard?? i'm meeting u there tmrw
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eric โœ“ @eric ยท jun 03
@enriq bet. usual table. i'll save the good seat โ™ก
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marcus โœ“ intern
@marcus ยท jun 02

the starbucks barista spelled MARCUS correctly for the first time in recorded history today. growth. healing. i am thriving ๐Ÿ˜…โœจ

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nina โœ“ @nina ยท jun 02
they spelled mine "neena" again ๐Ÿ˜ we are not the same
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enriq โœ“ @enriq ยท jun 02
i get "enrique" every time. i've made peace with it. i answer to all ๐Ÿ˜Œ
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eric โœ“ @eric ยท jun 02
matcha latte for "erik" ๐Ÿ˜… we're all just trying our best out here
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nina โœ“ socials
@nina ยท jun 05

SCREAMING i got tickets to the ariana grande tour ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐ŸŽ€ yes i will cry. yes i know every word. no i will not be normal about it. see you there.

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belen โœ“ @belen ยท jun 05
take me ๐Ÿ˜ข i'm begging you
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enriq โœ“ @enriq ยท jun 05
we're going. it's decided. @eric you're driving ๐Ÿš—
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eric โœ“ @eric ยท jun 05
@enriq when did i agree to this. (...i'll drive.)
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eric โœ“ @eric ยท 1m
update: watching the tour on tiktok live RIGHT NOW and i am NOT okay ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐ŸŽ€ she just hit the whisper note
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theo โœ“ partnerships
@theo ยท jun 04

matcha is cool and all but coffee will always be home โ˜• @nina we are simply not the same person

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nina โœ“ @nina ยท jun 04
@theo enjoy your 3pm heart palpitations ๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿต
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marcus โœ“ @marcus ยท jun 04
i drink both. i contain multitudes. (i'm just tired.)
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eric โœ“ founder
@eric ยท jun 03

it's almost summer โ˜€๏ธ the light's staying out later and somehow that always helps a little. small reminder to step outside this week โ€” even five minutes counts.

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belen โœ“ @belen ยท jun 03
needed this nudge. going for a walk rn โ™ก
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enriq โœ“ @enriq ยท jun 03
vitamin D supremacy โ˜€๏ธ go touch some grass everyone
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eric โœ“ founder
@eric ยท jun 02

bored so naturally i'm rewatching stranger things for the 4th time ๐Ÿ“บ i know exactly how it ends. i'm watching anyway. do not perceive me.

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marcus โœ“ @marcus ยท jun 02
season 1 will never be topped. i said what i said
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nina โœ“ @nina ยท jun 02
this but it's gilmore girls for me ๐Ÿ‚ comfort show forever
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enriq โœ“ @enriq ยท jun 02
@eric weren't you gonna "be productive" this weekend ๐Ÿ‘€
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eric โœ“ @eric ยท jun 02
@enriq brenda and i are RELAXING. leave us alone ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ“บ
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enriq โœ“ special โœจ
@enriq ยท jun 01

this is cool hello everyone! ๐Ÿ‘‹

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eric โœ“ @eric ยท 1h
took u long enough to join ๐Ÿ˜‚ welcome to the chaos
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belen โœ“ @belen ยท 1h
welcome enriq!! the famous enriq ๐Ÿ‘€
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enriq โœ“ @enriq ยท 58m
@eric hush ๐Ÿ˜Œ @belen hi!! glad to be here
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belen โœ“ community
@belen ยท may 30

congratulations to all the graduates this year ๐ŸŽ“ you showed up โ€” through the hard semesters, the late nights, the days you wanted to quit โ€” and you made it. we are so, so proud of you. go rest. you earned it (and yes, rest still counts).

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eric โœ“ @eric ยท may 30
crying a little. congrats to everyone ๐ŸŽ“โ™ก
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@quietkeith @quietkeith ยท may 30
needed this today. first gen grad over here ๐Ÿ˜ข
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eric โœ“ founder
@eric ยท may 29

some months you write the newsletter. some months it writes you. this was the second kind.

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sam โœ“ @sam ยท may 29
felt every word of this one while editing it. proud of u.
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enriq โœ“ @enriq ยท may 29
i watched u write this one. it took something out of u. worth it. โ™ก
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marcus โœ“ intern
@marcus ยท may 28

eric can u read my emails pls omg ๐Ÿ˜… i've forwarded the same one four times. the platform needs an answer by friday. blink twice if you see this.

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eric โœ“ @eric ยท may 28
@marcus i saw it i swear. opening now ๐Ÿ™
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marcus โœ“ @marcus ยท may 28
@eric that's what u said tuesday ๐Ÿ˜…
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belen โœ“ @belen ยท may 28
not the blink twice ๐Ÿ’€ marcus we love you
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enriq โœ“ @enriq ยท may 28
marcus i'll text him for u. he answers ME ๐Ÿ˜Œ
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elevate. โœ“ official
@getelvt ยท may 27

๐Ÿ“… save the date โ€” issue no. 07, "boundaries.", drops july 1. it's one of the most honest things we've written. you won't want to miss it. subscribe so it lands in your inbox.

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elevate. โœ“ official
@getelvt ยท may 26

the june playlist is up on elevate.fm ๐ŸŽต 10 tracks for the version of you that's allowed to feel all of it.

strong enough. โ€” a june playlist
10 tracks ยท listen on spotify
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jordan โœ“ design
@jordan ยท may 25

cover art process for no. 06. forty versions to land on one. worth it.

draft 37 of 40. almost there.
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eric โœ“ @eric ยท may 25
draft 12 will always be my roman empire. but u were right.
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jordan โœ“ @jordan ยท may 25
@eric draft 12 had comic sans energy and you know it ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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sam โœ“ editorial
@sam ยท may 23

spent 3 hours deciding between "tender" and "soft" for one sentence. chose "tender." then changed it back. then changed it again. this is the job. i love the job. (send coffee.)

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@quietkeith reader
featured response ยท may 20

"wrote down the stuff i never say out loud. felt like setting down something i'd been holding for years."

โ†ณ from this month's community prompt. this one stayed with us. โ™ก

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eric โœ“ founder
@eric ยท jan 02

hi. โ™ก welcome to lately โ€” our little corner of the internet, where the team shares what we're building, how we're doing, and the small stuff in between.

elevate started as a notes-app draft at 2am and somehow became a whole thing. none of it happens alone โ€” so let me introduce the people who make it. say hi below ๐Ÿ‘‡

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belen โœ“ @belen ยท jan 02
hi everyone โ™ก i run community โ€” your replies, the spotlight, all of it. i read every single one.
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sam โœ“ @sam ยท jan 02
editorial here. if a sentence made you feel something, i probably rewrote it nine times. hi ๐Ÿ‘‹
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jordan โœ“ @jordan ยท jan 02
design ๐ŸŽจ the covers, the type, the vibe. nice to meet you all.
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maya โœ“ @maya ยท jan 02
ops! i keep the trains running and the spreadsheets honest. hi โ™ก
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theo โœ“ @theo ยท jan 02
partnerships ๐Ÿค i find the people who get what we're doing. excited for this year.
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nina โœ“ @nina ยท jan 02
socials ๐Ÿ“ฑ if you've laughed at a post, that was probably me. hiii
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marcus โœ“ @marcus ยท jan 02
intern!! i do a little of everything and a lot of forwarding emails. so glad to be here ๐Ÿ˜…โ™ก
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enriq โœ“ @enriq ยท jan 02
not technically on payroll but spiritually a co-founder ๐Ÿ˜Œ hi everyone, i'm enriq. @eric couldn't do it without me (he'll deny this)
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eric โœ“ @eric ยท jan 02
@enriq ...he's not wrong. โ™ก this is the team. welcome to elevate.