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.

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.

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

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.”

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...

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

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

Colleagues who can make your work life a terrible experience

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

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 …

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 …

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

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 …

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 …

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

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

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 …

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.

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

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 …

“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 …