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Detox

Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 12-04-2023 “What I’m trying to teach myself now is to learn how to go with the waves of life. Life can’t always be forced. We can’t always be at our best. Some weeks we will thrive, we will be on fire, and we will accomplish everything we want to and more.Continue reading “Detox”

You CAN’T do everything you set your Mind to

Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 11-21-2023 Once upon a time, I wanted it all. I was taught I could have it all. We believe that we will grow up and somehow ‘be highly functional’ in every aspect of life. We are taught we can have a great career, descent money, intelligence, social skills, great friends, greatContinue reading “You CAN’T do everything you set your Mind to”

Luxuries

Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 11-4-2023 How often do we think about our luxuries? Humans, dare I say, are more prone to obsessing over problems and what they lack, vs what they have. I suppose this innate drive helps in that we are constantly searching for ways to improve our situation. That can be helpful. ButContinue reading “Luxuries”

Poetic

Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 10-22-2023 Sharing more of my Favorite Poems and discussing what inspired them! By now most of my poetic work has been published in my 2nd book “In My Head, Mental health poems and quotes”, the link to the book will be shared at the bottom of this blog post. For moreContinue reading “Poetic”

Always Grieving

Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 10-10-2023 “I hate that I grieve before I lose something or someone. It’s not enough that I still feel my past grievances, my brain also grieves the future. Like it knows all too well that I’m going to hurt again.” -EaE I had once broken down and cried to a ChaplainContinue reading “Always Grieving”

Hard Pills to Swallow

Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW “Even when I feel right, I could be wrong.” Remember all the times in your life where you fought the truth? The cold hard truth that was hitting you right in the face? The truth that people told you right to your face too… but you didn’t want to hear themContinue reading “Hard Pills to Swallow”

Racism’s ‘in Session’

Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 09-05-2023 I will start by saying that I didn’t quite understand that racism was still an issue until I was about the age of…. 14. Why? I was in an all African american (well 99%) school from Kindergarden to 5th grade in South Houston, and honestly, the kid’s treated me veryContinue reading “Racism’s ‘in Session’”

You Need to Act ‘Right’

Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 09-20-2023 It’s no secret that people compulsively run away from discomfort, or push away discomfort. They want to run away from emotions, push away other people’s emotions. They may want other’s to act or behave in a way that does not ‘trigger’ their emotions. With this comes the very prevalent andContinue reading “You Need to Act ‘Right’”

34 Years

Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 09-13-2023 After turning 34 years old I decided, well, let’s blog about this! it’s an interesting age, I’m definitely not old. But, I don’t feel young either. I suppose I am freshly baked and just came out the oven? I found myself telling my boyfriend recently that I feel like ‘thisContinue reading “34 Years”

When the Patients Gave me Therapy

Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 08-30-2023 “There are many different types of strength in this world; mental fortitude is a tremendous one. The reality is, you cannot measure someone’s mental fortitude, because you will never be in their mind to feel how much they are suffering through.” -EaE I’ve had this amazing ability to numb outContinue reading “When the Patients Gave me Therapy”