comparison trap | Elyse Hughes Writer

Getting Somewhere

When I first started writing Big Blogs, it was my way of sharing deeper and speaking truer. I’d been doing that in writing my first book,...

Rejecting The Olive Branch

I didn’t want to forget the time before the struggles began sloughing off like old, dry skin. A time when every aspect of life except my...

The Dailies

A gathering of dishes in the sink. The yard begging for water under a scorching desert sun. A litter box of pits and dunes, crusty...

That Kind Of Writer

I stayed up late into the night, devouring The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah, engrossed by the awe, maturity and knowing with which it...

Sharing, Showing Up & Learning To Live In The Virtual Age

Scratch that. Start over. What can I say? I’m too in my head and I know it. Thinking of who will read this and what they’ll think. I need...

"Too Much" Authenticity?

As a creative whose brand is storytelling inspired by my very own life, I fear judgement. If I’m honest about the lows, depression,...

Kitty Cat's New Year

I live with this kitty cat named Jaxy Panda Oreo Cookie Baby Boy. Jaxy Panda for short. Every morning, if I’m not awake to open the...

Beautiful Bundles Of Contradiction

I’ve often thought that the paradox of “Me” was something to fix or rectify. I needed to act in accordance with beliefs I subscribed to...

Shifting The Cycle With SelfLove

We generally feel like everyone else “has it together.” Everyone except us. We’re not “committed enough,” “disciplined enough,”...

Social Cold Turkey (II of III in the Social Media Detox Series)

I didn’t dip my toe, “ease into it” or begin with balance. I cold turkeyed social media for a month that turned into two. I let my soul...

Social Cleansing (I of III in the Social Detox Series)

I always compared myself to others and cared what people thought. I lived outside my skin, energetically clinging to others so I could...