self empowerment | Elyse Hughes Writer

Feb 11, 20223 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!...

Oct 29, 20215 min read

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...

Oct 7, 20213 min read

From What Faded (III of V in the Friend Breakup Series)

One occupational hazard of being friends with entrepreneurs is receiving their email newsletters after you’re no longer friends. The...

Sep 18, 20213 min read

The Fallout (II of V in the Friend Breakup Series)

Why does the shit stick? Not the times we listened with our heart wide open to catch the other’s pain . . . stopped everything to be...

Dec 30, 20182 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...

Jun 26, 20183 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...