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elyse hughes
Aug 27, 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 13, 20234 min read
Why I Don't Write
One of the reasons I don’t write as much as I can is because somewhere along the line from dream to business conception to the pursuit of...


elyse hughes
Feb 20, 20222 min read
That Kind Of Writer
I stayed up late into the night, devouring The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah, engrossed by the awe, maturity and knowing with which it...


elyse hughes
Dec 5, 20218 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
Nov 19, 20216 min read
On Writing, Surviving Stuckness & Living Lighter
I was convinced that I could write my way out of this. The broke years, inner angst and fear of living. The self-doubt, coping mechanisms...


elyse hughes
Oct 15, 20213 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
Jul 28, 20203 min read
My First Book
Three years ago, I hit one of my biggest crash-and-burns yet. I was overworking on a million different pursuits that had nothing to do...


elyse hughes
Feb 27, 20203 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
Sep 14, 20192 min read
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...


elyse hughes
Apr 1, 20197 min read
Shitbox Slumps + A Lil' Bit A' Writing
March 1st, 2017 is a personally epic date for me. It’s the day I stepped away from three years of misguided entrepreneurial hustle and...


elyse hughes
Jan 9, 20195 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
May 12, 20172 min read
Social Reset (III of III in the Social Media Detox Series)
I didn’t realize how social media was my go-to gal for avoiding emotional discomfort until we didn’t hang out anymore. I mechanically...


elyse hughes
Apr 18, 20172 min read
Integrating
It was a day that felt like nothing much mattered. I didn't even know if anything changing in my life would shift the leaden apathy that...
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