self concept | Elyse Hughes Writer

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...

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...

These In-Between Times

There are days that I wake up sad. Or it sinks in unexpectedly, out of nowhere, for reasons unknown. Everything weighted and bleak, all...

The Things I'd Like To Say

I’d like to say to you, the things I’d like to say to myself. You are worthy of a great life, regardless of what you’ve done, or haven’t...

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...