spirituality | Elyse Hughes Writer

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Over It Then In It (IV of V in the Friend Breakup Series)

I had a dream that she was telling me off. Then telling me off some more. Securing the last word, yet again. Then the scenery changed to...

It Was Like A Death (I of V in the Friend Breakup Series)

It hurt to think of her, memory still bloated and raw with pain . . . regret. It was like a death, our breakup. I attempted to soften it...

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...

Calico

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