Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 12/31/2021 “Take a sliver, catch what you can. Hold it, cherish it. Steal it, then own it. Lose it, then mourn it. Regret it, disown it. Repeat it, deny it. Swear this is different. Fake it, make it, control it, then lose it. Grieve it, admit it. Learn from it, endContinue reading “Reflection”
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Counter Holiday Blues
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 12-21-2021 The holidays are flooded with messages. Many are positive, and plenty are what we refer to as toxic positivity messages. Toxic positivity is what we refer to as compulsive positive messages that may invalidate a person’s pain, depression or various other mental health symptoms. Some may be wondering why thereContinue reading “Counter Holiday Blues”
The Success that no one Talks About
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 12-6-2021 “It’s not about perfection, or resources, or even where your knowledge is at right now. More importantly, are your intentions any good?” Like many things, we look at success through a narrow lens. The majority may equate success with money, status and/ or power. Then outside of this limitedContinue reading “The Success that no one Talks About”
The Things I took for Granted
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 11-24-2021 I turned 32 recently (September 12th). Feeling older, yet luckier. A little more fatigued, but somehow there’s more energy. Gratitude is not something I started to practice until I hit my early thirties, and I’m not shocked. It takes some wisdom. It takes a little bit of aging because withContinue reading “The Things I took for Granted”
Society Says:
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 11/13/2021 “Of course, you are an expert in your own eyes, you have gotten this far and survived. But try to keep in mind, that the person right across from you, that you feel is so blind… survived a different set of circumstances, they’ve lived a separate life.” -EaE Society says…Continue reading “Society Says:”
Book and Blog Summaries
By: Kersti Jarve/ Blogger/ Trauma coach/Motivational Podcaster/ Owner of Fighter Vision OU/ Psychological First Aid Cert Kersti has been an incredibly supportive person since I met her on clubhouse, and with her knowledge and credentials I am not surprised. She has read various blogs on FunctionallyMental as well as ordered and read my book andContinue reading “Book and Blog Summaries”
Why Stay?
Elisa Escalante/ LCSW/ 10-16-2021 “Telling an abused, abandoned, neglected and traumatized child to “self love” is like telling a fish to breathe oxygen.” -EaE Naturally, as life and traumas unfold, I will have more experience and therefore, more to talk about. The subjects and topics add up with age and, hopefully, added wisdom. I foundContinue reading “Why Stay?”
Mental Responsibilities
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 09-26-2021 We are responsible, first and foremost, for our own mental wellbeing. This isn’t to say that other people should never care, or that we must always suffer alone, this is more so about accountability. Accountability includes learning how our mental health impacts us, how to cope, and also how toContinue reading “Mental Responsibilities”
Perception is NOT Reality
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 9-15-2021 “They see only what we let them see. Everything else is up to them to dig up and find. Yes, it is a test that very few will pass.” -EaE “Perception is reality”, one of the many lines that made me cringe when I was active-duty military. Especially workingContinue reading “Perception is NOT Reality”
You don’t Have to
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 8-17-2021 “Being forced, controlled and coerced is a lifestyle that humans are very much capable of adapting to. They can sustain life in chaos, and upon absence of it… find themselves lost.” -EaE Living in a world of unlimited options and opportunities but yet, confined by… rules, ethics, moral dilemmas,Continue reading “You don’t Have to”
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