Elisa A. Escalante/ LMSW/ 5-17-2020 “The most important decision you will ever make, is whether or not you will continue hating yourself” -EaE Let us be honest, life is kicking our asses, now more than ever. I am going to encourage everyone to do things differently. Unlike what our parents, family members, friends, neighbors, coworkers,Continue reading “Self-Care, all day, every day, like your life depends on it”
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Tearing down Walls
Elisa A Escalante/ LMSW/ 5-13-2020 “Sometimes all it takes is one wrong saying, assumption or tone of voice, and that person may never want to open up to you again.” -EaE My job, before therapy even starts, is to tear down emotional/ mental barriers. What are people protecting themselves from when they create these walls?Continue reading “Tearing down Walls”
Eustress, I Stress, we all just need a little Stress
Elisa A. Escalante/ LMSW/ 5-9-2020 “When I am absent of challenge, absent of purpose, then I do not really know what I am living and fighting for.” Some people run from it; others thrive in it: stress. Some prefer comfort, sameness, routine while others need their day shaken up. Maybe an extra curve ball thrownContinue reading “Eustress, I Stress, we all just need a little Stress”
Social Media Culture & Harm Reduction
Elisa A. Escalante/ LMSW/ 5-6-2020 With great technology comes great… not responsibility unfortunately. More like a large amount of people playing around with advanced technological gadgets and learning to develop a whole new set of social skills. The social skills of the virtual world are not be confused with the social skills we learn fromContinue reading “Social Media Culture & Harm Reduction”
Holistic Healing in Nature
Elisa A. Escalante/ LMSW/ 5-4-2020 “And what is going to happen when it is all said and done…everything is gone now, and you forgot yourself?” -EaE My experience in nature has dissipated over the years as I continue to reside in NYC. We must be careful, because before we know it, we may lose touchContinue reading “Holistic Healing in Nature”
Unsolicited Advice
Elisa A Escalante/ LMSW/ 5-1-2020 “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 across from you, that you feel is so blind… survived a different set of circumstances. They have lived a separate life.” -EaE ‘The averageContinue reading “Unsolicited Advice”
FunctionallyMental Q&A Blog # 1
Elisa A Escalante / LMSW/ 4-29-2020 Q- Could you discuss athletics and mental health? Especially at the Olympic level. A- A wonderful question and concern. It’s important to discuss the immense amount of pressure an athlete endures as well as the fact that they are pushing themselves through harsh mental and physical feats. Also, itContinue reading “FunctionallyMental Q&A Blog # 1”
My Slice of “The BIG Apple” Pie
Elisa A. Escalante/ LMSW/ 4-26-2020 “In NEW YOOOOOOOORRRRKKK! Concrete Jungle Where Dreams are MADE Of! There’s nothing you can’t DO!!!” Okay I will admit I screamed these lyrics singing along with Alicia Keys quite a bit when I arrived in New York city. I also recalled my many times watching reruns of ‘Friends’, ‘Seinfeld’,Continue reading “My Slice of “The BIG Apple” Pie”
‘Corona-Crazy’
Elisa A. Escalante/ LMSW/ 4-24-2020 “Until you can appreciate other people’s opinions and perceptions, then you cannot say that you truly appreciate diversity in the human race.” -EaE My formal education taught me to never use the term “crazy” as it is highly stigmatizing and does not represent an official diagnosis. I formally apologize, IContinue reading “‘Corona-Crazy’”
Getting Rich is the “Cure”
Elisa A. Escalante/ LMSW/ 4-19-2020 “It could have killed me, and it would have been okay, because in that moment I lived for me. In that moment, I felt a deep and terrifying passion. There is no place I would rather be… than in that moment. So, shoot me, and kill me, and let myContinue reading “Getting Rich is the “Cure””
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