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Featured Writers

Catherine Babbitt

I'm a fiction writer, poet enthusiast, content writer, blog writer, ghostwriter, and short story dweller.

Empathy, clarity, immediacy - the basis of writing that persuades. Know your audience. Walk a mile in their shoes and learn what matters most. Then the conversation can begin. The …

Leigh Globisch

Unlocking Creativity: Your Go-To for Graphic Design!Are you searching for a seasoned and versatile talent who can bring your visions to life? Look no further! With a blend of artistic …

Persephone's Portfolio

A freelance journalist for the last 20 years, I have enjoyed success writing for the electronic dance community and printing businesses. I specialize in creative copy, copy editing, press releases, …

Rebecca Pillsbury

Writer. Editor. Storyteller. My passion is "transformational storytelling." I inspire readers to take action, through the use of personal story. I am recognized for my ethical approach to writing; I …

Maria Ermides

Latest Articles

An Uplifting Podcast Interview between Two of the Most Influential, Inspirational & Innovative People of our Time. | elephant journal

I am so motivated to explore the topic of creativity discussed on one of the most uplifting podcast interviews between two of the most influential, inspirational, and innovative people of our time.

By Leigh Globisch
1st February 2024 • Elephant Journal

What Getting a Matching Tattoo with my Ex Taught me about Love. | elephant journal

Here is something I’m not proud to admit. I got a matching tattoo with a guy I was dating. I know, I know. Technically, I should have known better.

By Maria Ermides
27th January 2024 • Elephant Journal

Dating Apps & the Art of Knowing what you Bring to the Table. | elephant journal

I hate online dating. I know, therein lies the most unoriginal of thoughts, repeated time and time again. But there it is.

By Maria Ermides
2nd January 2024 • Elephant Journal

How to Master Shadow Work. | elephant journal

I once had someone scoff at me when I mentioned the idea of shadow work. The remark went something along the lines of: “We don’t need to analyze the ugly parts of ourselves.”

By Leigh Globisch
14th September 2023 • Elephant Journal

Bermuda Triangle of Manifestation

To devote our faith to the universe, we must first understand Chaos Theory. Chaos theory is defined as an interdisciplinary theory where random states of disorder and chaotic complex systems are actually governed by underlying patterns...

By SAMANTHA RAE
20th January 2023 • Elephant Journal

6 Game-Changing Ways to Have a Healthy Relationship with Social Media | elephant journal

Liz Hoffmann’s first novel “One Ruby Button” is available on Amazon and is a fun and up…

By Jacqueline Mayfield
23rd August 2022 • Elephant Journal

The Ayurvedic Device I never knew I Needed to Soothe my Anxious Mind. {Partner}

So my husband and I, anxious, aching, and exhausted as ever, have hit a (fire)wall.

By Kaitlin Morelli, Content Specialist
22nd October 2021 • Elephant Journal

5 types of toxic people who can ruin your professional life

Colleagues who can make your work life a terrible experience

By Nikhil TK
5th October 2021 • Elephant Journal

2 Different (but Effective) Ways to Build our Self-Worth. | elephant journal

Michelle Schafer is a woman and mother of two incredible humans. She is pursuing her pas…

By portfolio
25th July 2021 • Elephant Journal

How Families Unintentionally Enable Alcoholism

Wanting to help a loved one struggling with substance addiction is an understandable and natural response. Many family members and friends feel that it is their job to help a person suffering from alcoholism and that if they manage the problems caused by the addiction, they can help reduce their …

By My Portfolio
27th January 2021 • Elephant Journal

Have you ever…

Have you ever felt that what you are doing daily isn’t where you are supposed to be? Do you feel that sense of anxiety that you want to break free but you are unsure of which direction you should be going in? Have you ever felt even though you are …

By Enlightened Life Education
24th January 2021 • Elephant Journal

12 Unique & Nourishing Ways to Ring in the New Year from Home. | elephant journal

Michelle Schafer is a woman and mother of two incredible humans. She is pursuing her pas…

By portfolio
27th December 2020 • Elephant Journal

I Love Virtual Life—Perhaps More Than I Should.

Yes, 2020: We all get it; we all love to hate it. The endless Zoom meetings, and the absence of music events and other types of usual entertainment. But I’ve come to realize that I actually like the quarantine life. Should I be concerned about this fact? Maybe. But so …

By Maria Romanenko
7th December 2020 • Elephant Journal

6 Ways to Unravel our Hidden Emotions & Suppressed Pain. | elephant journal

Michelle Schafer is a woman and mother of two incredible humans. She is pursuing her pas…

By portfolio
4th November 2020 • Elephant Journal

Please Tell the Summits We are Coming. {Poem} | elephant journal

Michelle Schafer is a woman and mother of two incredible humans. She is pursuing her pas…

By portfolio
1st November 2020 • Elephant Journal

The Sacred Wisdom of the Moon (It Might be More than its Gravitational Pull that Affects Us). | elephant journal

Michelle Schafer is a woman and mother of two incredible humans. She is pursuing her pas…

By portfolio
9th September 2020 • Elephant Journal

Don’t Ever Try to Find Me Here. {Poem} | elephant journal

Michelle Schafer is a woman and mother of two incredible humans. She is pursuing her pas…

By portfolio
30th August 2020 • Elephant Journal

So, What About Us? {Poem} | elephant journal

Michelle Schafer is a woman and mother of two incredible humans. She is pursuing her pas…

By portfolio
28th August 2020 • Elephant Journal

How to Tap into the Healing Vibes of a Road Trip without Leaving Home. | elephant journal

Michelle Schafer is a woman and mother of two incredible humans. She is pursuing her pas…

By portfolio
20th August 2020 • Elephant Journal

How to Love your Small Boobs the Way they Deserve. | elephant journal

Michelle Schafer is a woman and mother of two incredible humans. She is pursuing her pas…

By portfolio
17th August 2020 • Elephant Journal

If You Really Love Me—Stay Away from Me, Babe. {Poem} | elephant journal

Michelle Schafer is a woman and mother of two incredible humans. She is pursuing her pas…

By portfolio
16th August 2020 • Elephant Journal

A Personal Letter to Failure.

I don’t like you, and I never will. But I know we are going to make more memories together in the near future.

By John Tan
4th August 2020 • Elephant Journal

Seven Keys to Mindfulness During COVID-19

We are in a time where there is a lot of uncertainty and fear regarding the pandemic that is sweeping the planet. Life is not what we are used to. Many of the activities we are accustomed to are ‘on pause’ and most of us are spending a lot of …

By Persephone's Portfolio
7th May 2020 • Elephant Journal

If You Have The Slightest Urge To Write. Please Do! | elephant journal

Ashley Franklin: They say that the best stories come from experience, and when it comes…

By Rowan Abdelmeguid
22nd April 2020 • Elephant Journal

Maybe COVID-19 is here to Teach us all Something | elephant journal

Ashley Franklin: They say that the best stories come from experience, and when it comes…

By Rowan Abdelmeguid
18th March 2020 • Elephant Journal

Trust your Wild Heartbeat to Lead You where you Need to Go. | elephant journal

We have forgotten that we don’t have to sell or paint a masterpiece to be an artist. We put so much pressure on ourselves and what art really means. It isn’t something outside of us; it isn’t something solely meant for galleries where we are told to look but not …

By Savana Lee
16th January 2020 • Elephant Journal

How I Continued to Grow After the Worst Harassment of My Career.

GHOSTWRITTEN: This is a ghostwritten piece for a former client that was accepted and published into Elephant Journal in 2018. *NOTE: Though the byline on this piece is the client's, this is my work.

By Let's create inspiring work.
20th November 2019 • Elephant Journal

You are not "too old." Why we should start loving our Age. | elephant journal

Michelle Schafer is a woman and mother of two incredible humans. She is pursuing her pas…

By portfolio
18th November 2019 • Elephant Journal

Emma Thompson & I are Hypocrites—& so are You.

I wonder at times if it is possible to be a perfect human. No, not that type of perfect that you thought of, because everyone knows that there is no perfection. I wonder if one can live consciously and intentionally, even at the expense of their own comfort. Because lots …

By Maria Romanenko
1st November 2019 • Elephant Journal

Five TV Shows to Watch on International Day of the Girl Child.

“Someday there will be girls and women whose name will no longer mean the mere opposite of the male, but something in itself, something that makes one think not of any complement and limit, but only life and reality: the female human being.” ~ Rainer Maria Rilke ~ Rilke said …

By Kanwal Mukhtar
20th September 2019 • Elephant Journal