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Cloudy With A Chance Of Ennui
When I wake up in the morning, the first thing I want to do is go back to sleep. Because: Sometimes, often I sleep badly and actually...

elyse hughes
Sep 3, 20235 min read


Decompression Mondays
I’d been feeling angsty and in my head, like I was very possibly too tender for this world where everything feels more intense than it is...

elyse hughes
Aug 27, 20235 min read


The First Week Of June (+ Summer Self-Care Strategy)
Growing up, June was endless pool days, playing Marco Polo, Fish Out of Water, Colors. Swimming, splashing, screaming, squealing glee...

elyse hughes
Aug 20, 20237 min read


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...

elyse hughes
Feb 6, 20234 min read


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...

elyse hughes
Sep 17, 20225 min read


The First Week Of April
In the first week of April, the plants took a deep breath. Everything budding, blooming, stretching out and smiling in the sun. Birds...

elyse hughes
Apr 8, 20224 min read


Why Weight Gain (or anything else) ISN'T A Result Of Spiritual Misalignment
Remembering this Divine truth — that love is who you are — is key to your healing, for your relationship to food is an area where your...

elyse hughes
Mar 19, 20225 min read


Burning Bridges
Sometimes I think back on stories I’ve written, things I’ve shared, and am hit by a panicked wave. Maybe I shouldn’t have said that!...

elyse hughes
Feb 11, 20223 min read


Moon Rise
I was somewhat begrudgingly playing with my cat, when I looked out the window. The evening hours were our time, and while I cherished our...

elyse hughes
Feb 2, 20223 min read


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...

elyse hughes
Dec 22, 20215 min read


The Mic Drop
“I call that the mic drop,” I explained after flopping down sideways on the bed like a seal. He gave me the side-eye and a small laugh,...

elyse hughes
Dec 12, 20213 min read


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...

elyse hughes
Dec 5, 20218 min read


Beanbag Mornings
I sat on the oversized beanbag that filled our living room beyond max capacity, and plopped a square velvet pillow in the diamond of my...

elyse hughes
Nov 29, 20219 min read


This Simple Life
As I snuggled under a happily matted fleece throw, tea lights glowing amber, fall air sifting through the screens, crisp and burnt — I...

elyse hughes
Nov 14, 20215 min read


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...

elyse hughes
Oct 15, 20213 min read


A Slower Rise
Sometimes I let the nightmares keep me in bed. I’d be lucid, but not in control, allowing turmoil to play out in front of me, scratching...

elyse hughes
Sep 25, 20214 min read


"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,...

elyse hughes
Feb 27, 20203 min read


A Year Of Cleansing
My favorite way to drink coffee was black with stevia + a lemon ring. I loved powdered greens mixed in cold water with big ice cubes—the...

elyse hughes
Jan 9, 20195 min read


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...

elyse hughes
Dec 30, 20182 min read


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...

elyse hughes
Jun 26, 20183 min read
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