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The Worst Things Men have Told me

Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 7-8-2022      I’m not a man hater. I have never uttered the words: “Men Aint shit” out in any type of public setting before. I try very hard not to come across this way. Because, truth is, there are incredible men that I have met who have helped me in manyContinue reading “The Worst Things Men have Told me”

Patient Feedback that made me Think

Elisa A Escalante/ LCSW/ 7-2-2022 I’ve always said that I learn Just as much from the clients as they do from me. In this blog I share some insights from clients that I never forgot over the years. There’s that part of people that we will never know unless they’re willing to speak of it.Continue reading “Patient Feedback that made me Think”

The Walking Zombie

(Depression, & the toll it plays on everyday life) Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 6-7-2022        “Are you okay?”        “Are you sick?”        “What time did you get to bed?”         “Be positive!”         These are the terms that plague my daily life, as someone that works full time while struggling with major depression andContinue reading “The Walking Zombie”

Prevention is EVERYONE’s Responsibility. Every. Single. Day.

Elisa a. Escalante/ LCSW/ 5/27/2022 Though I’ve worked with people on an individual level for most of my career, we clinicians, tend to also notice things on mass scales. There’s individual think, and group think. Individuals have themes and thinking patterns, as do the masses. Naturally, after a crisis, many will go into psychological defenseContinue reading “Prevention is EVERYONE’s Responsibility. Every. Single. Day.”

Are you Over-investing?

Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 5-23-2022 “Life is too short to wear matching socks” -EaE Have you ever found yourself spinning in a cycle that continues to fail? You thought you had the formula down, you thought that hard work equated to success, but then again, the success isn’t happening. Or, if it is, it seemsContinue reading “Are you Over-investing?”

Self Destructiveness Cont…

(Part 2- Reducing Self destructive tendencies) Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 5-11-2022           Following up from the last blog post, you may have been able to gain some qualitative findings on your own self destructive tendencies. Some may have been very obvious, and other tendencies may have come at a bit more of a surprise toContinue reading “Self Destructiveness Cont…”

Self-Destructiveness

(Part 1- Qualitatively Measuring your Self-Destructive patterns) Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 5-2-2022 “In the quest to heal ourselves, we often and unintentionally, hurt ourselves instead.” –EaE       There are many measures, screeners, and scales we use in the world of mental health, but I recently started to express a concern that the measure of self-destructivenessContinue reading “Self-Destructiveness”

Chronic and Incurable

Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 4-15-2022 “Life works out better when you can see the purpose in your boring day off just as much as you can see the purpose in your purposeful work days.”       On one end of the spectrum I, as a behavioral health specialist, may get questions like “So what do IContinue reading “Chronic and Incurable”

Mental Health Internet “Experts” Part 2

Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 4-10-2022 After I published mental health experts, I immediately knew that I would need to do a part two. I had a great reviews, and also my blog could be centered around this alone. Because the Internet is throwing out horrible mental health advice at a pace that cannot be controlled.Continue reading “Mental Health Internet “Experts” Part 2”