PinnedElly BelleWhat I’ve learned since surviving being groomed and abused by a public figureIf you’ve engaged with me online or read my writing in the last two weeks at all, you’ve very likely read my story about being abused in…Nov 12, 2022Nov 12, 2022
PinnedElly BelleWhat leaving an abusive friendship with a public figure looks likeThe worst thing anyone has ever done to me is tell me I am nothing, that I am “the problem,” that I deserve pain, when they promised to…Oct 29, 20222Oct 29, 20222
Elly BelleYou Can’t Hate Yourself Into Someone You Love, So Why Do I Fight My Own Brain?What if I approached myself from a place of knowing I am already doing the best I can be, and anything I cannot do right now doesn’t…May 23, 2021May 23, 2021
Elly BelleAll The Ways Kim Possible Made Me Feel That My Dreams Are, Well, PossibleHow the show’s queer undertones and ass-kicking helped me understand, and accept, myself.Feb 17, 20211Feb 17, 20211
Elly BelleThe wardrobe of our best disguises, saying yes to yourself more, and the upside to disappointing…“You deserve some just YOU time, you-loving-yourself-time, where you’re not responsible for everyone at all hours of the day. You’re…May 27, 2020May 27, 2020
Elly BelleThe Joy of Knowing You Probably Won’t Get it Right the First Timere·vise (/rəˈvīz/) verb: to re-examine and make alterations toMay 13, 2020May 13, 2020
Elly BelleHow We Show Up When We Can’t Show Up: A Decade of Sending Love (and Memes) Across the UniverseI n many ways, being isolated inside for a long time during this pandemic has reminded me of my childhood — mostly because a lifetime…Apr 29, 20201Apr 29, 20201
Elly Bellecoming alive with Carly Rae Jepsen, opening the doors to hope, surviving, and dancing for joy“Have you ever listened to her music?” I asked my therapist on Monday.Apr 15, 2020Apr 15, 2020
Elly BelleCaroline Calloway, Callousness, Timshel and the Downside of Joy (When We Find it Through Cruelty)“No one is ever going to love you because you’re fucked up.”Apr 3, 2020Apr 3, 2020
Elly BelleinElementalMy Therapist Says the World Is Not My Burden to BearWhat coronavirus has taught me about my crisis responseMar 23, 20203Mar 23, 20203