Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 08-09-2023 Emptiness, Ravenous, Dead unless, I get the fix. Compulsiveness, explosiveness, shame commenced, I lost again. Punishment, was Glutenous. Deserving of, this Sickness. Starve again, Binge again, it never ends, Purge this sin. -EaE How can I explain it? Imagine you are sitting in your car and you make every effortContinue reading “Possessed with Cravings”
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Sob Stories
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 08-05-2023 “I have felt pain without religion, distraction, drugs or love.” -EaE There was a time (that I briefly experienced as a young girl in the 1990’s and a teen in the 2000’s) where sob stories were taboo. Talking about sad things and sad feelings was forbiddin and frowned upon. PovertyContinue reading “Sob Stories”
Pathological
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 07-25-2023 “Peace and content are not ways in which we settle. They are the goals after a life of horror and trauma. I don’t want to be high, I want to be steady.” -EaE Now a days, I talk to my clients about ‘Tornado people”. The types of people that suckContinue reading “Pathological”
No Faith
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 07-20-2023 “But then again, I have a soul. That extends beyond this vision and flesh. That reaches up; can feel the sky. The world, spirit, and Universe enmesh.” -EaE I was six years old when I first went to Catholic school in Houston, TX. The jumper uniforms, the church, the strictContinue reading “No Faith”
My Messy Entrepreniural Journey
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 06-29-2023 I never want to be the person that harrasses or clickbaits people online. I don’t want to be the person to give an annoying sales pitch. I don’t want to be that cliche person that posts moons and stars in someone’s DM’s and promises them an enriching journey of lifeContinue reading “My Messy Entrepreniural Journey”
Hypocritical Therapist
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 06-22-2023 “You should know better, you are a therapist….” “I want my therapist to not have flaws because I want to trust that they can guide me right.” “You’re not mentally ill though!” “How are you going to help someone when you have the same problem?” Oh… if I had aContinue reading “Hypocritical Therapist”
Battle of the Sexes
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 6-14-2023 “Women are more than sex objects and house maids, just as men are more than an ATM or a gift dispenser.” -EaE In the past decade or so we have seen an influx on research statistics regarding the ‘death of the nuclear family’ so to speak. Some common findings thatContinue reading “Battle of the Sexes”
Remember… “You signed up for this”
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 5-26-2023 “How many people can say that they know the look in a person’s eyes who is already dead? Mind made up. Ready to go to heaven. Ready to end it all, and then he did. I will never not blame myself.” -EaE Everyone asks me why I wrote my firstContinue reading “Remember… “You signed up for this””
Mommy Dearest
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 5-15-2023 We take for granted the things we have always had, that we never had to lose. In this case, it does not feel like a privilege, but a ‘right.’ But, it’s never a right. We are entitled to nothing. I have a recollection of puzzle pieced memories as a toddler.Continue reading “Mommy Dearest”
The Veterans Club Podcast
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lj-haywood-podcaster_mentalhealth-veterans-military-activity-7057128558413934594-tJKB?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios I sat down with LJ Haywood and other veteran panelists to discuss the stigma associated with mental health in the military and veteran population. We also highlighted some excerpts from my book Unseen: Uncovering the Invisible wounds of military trauma. To order click on link below: https://www.elisaescalante.com/books.html
Functionally Mental 