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Lesson’s from the Elders

Elisa A. Escalante/ LMSW/ 11-20-2020 Parenting education teaches that there are three roles parents and elders must ensure to help in the development of a healthy child: 1- Nurturing (feeding/ loving/ sheltering) 2- Educating (send them to school or home school them) 3- Socializing (making sure they know how to get along and liveContinue reading “Lesson’s from the Elders”

Band-Aids on Stab Wounds

Elisa A. Escalante/ LMSW/ 10-27-2020 “There is a beauty even in pain. Beauty in hard paths and difficult choices. Beauty in a messy life. Character and lessons are built from hard choices and many mistakes.” -EaE I wonder how often humanity will continue this toxic pattern. Where we are so driven toward a destructive lifestyleContinue reading “Band-Aids on Stab Wounds”

Debunk that Stigma

Elisa A. Escalante/ LMSW/ 10-18-2020 Stigma 1- People with anger issues are horrible people and sociopathic/ narcissists A person suffering from anger issues often has ‘a lot of heart’ so to speak. They are quite often good-hearted people that have been hurt/ wounded so deeply due to their lack of boundaries and kindnessContinue reading “Debunk that Stigma”

Climbing the Mountain

Elisa A. Escalante/ LMSW/ 9-29-2020 “I climbed a thousand mountains, and then that hill stopped me in my tracks” -EaE I talk to clients and friends about the circumstances that people are dealt, as well as the decisions we must make in our everyday lives. Unfortunately, some people are born in holes, and mustContinue reading “Climbing the Mountain”

Feigning for Endorphins

Elisa A. Escalante/ LMSW/ 9-24-2020 “I achieve something, and the satisfaction is fleeting. Then, on to the next. Because it is not about achieving what I set out for. It’s about fighting this demon inside that wants to kill me.” -EaE People have either experienced major depression or know of someone that has it.Continue reading “Feigning for Endorphins”

Entrapment

Elisa A. Escalante, LMSW, 9-15-2020 “Not all choices are made with logic. Some are made during fear, some stem from pain. Some are made due to the lies we’ve been told. Some choices are forced upon us. Before you judge a person’s choices, recognize that you really don’t know why they made them.” -EaE Continue reading “Entrapment”

Hopes & Dreams

Elisa. A. Escalante/ LMSW/ 09-03-2020 “One more emotion or stressor could be one too many. The greatest awareness you can have, is knowing when you cannot take anymore… and when you must hope, dream and fight for something different.” There are layers to this madness that is the mental health profession. I cannot evenContinue reading “Hopes & Dreams”

T.I.G.S

Elisa A. Escalante/ LMSW/ 08-25-2020 What is it that erodes our mental health over a lifetime? What can we avoid? And what must we face? There are quite a few mental disorders and no doubt our brain chemistry and biology play a role in our psyche. However, it is also that nurture factor: theContinue reading “T.I.G.S”

Chasing Highs & Lows

Elisa A. Escalante/ LMSW/ 08-21-2020 “The one thing that saved me and gave me hope for many years, is also what’s slowly destroying my body and mind. And now, I am forever torn.” -EaE What’s your poison? Have you figured it out yet? Do you still believe drugs are only injected into the bodyContinue reading “Chasing Highs & Lows”

Growing Pains

Elisa A. Escalante/ LMSW/ 8-17-2020 “Laughing is easier than crying, anger is easier than grief, silence is easier than talking about it, forgetting is easier than remembering. But, we do not get the luxury of choosing how and when to feel things. And although we can disguise and hide our pain, we cannot will itContinue reading “Growing Pains”