self awareness | 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,...

Do I Exist? | How Social Media Affects Self-Perception

My last Instagram post was on August 23rd. My last email newsletter was July 11th, 2020 — yikes. My last Facebook post was on December...

Why Being Self-Absorbed Is Essential To Self-Caring

Someone recently brought to my attention that there’s a difference between self-care and being self-absorbed. As if I didn’t know, but...

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...

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...

Calico

I flew down the highway on what could possibly have been classified as the perfect day. True blue skies, dotted cloud puffs, mellow...