Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 4-2-2021 “You don’t tame an addict by forcing them into sobriety. You tame them when you can help them find the proper medicine to treat their underlying wounds.” -EaE As people read this blog and get to know me through social media, they would never guess who I was asContinue reading “The Myth of the Gateway Drug”
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Unconditional Acceptances & Humanism
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 3-24-2021 “Sometimes it is NOT for you to figure out or decide, sometimes it’s just something for you to accept.” -EaE I was in Afghanistan when I decided I needed to give myself therapy, badly! I was so tired of being offended by literally everything everyone said to me, everyContinue reading “Unconditional Acceptances & Humanism”
Apologize to yourself
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 3-18-2021 “Get used to a world where no one belongs to you, and no one cares all the way. Live in that truth, accept that truth, and learn to be your own savior.” -EaE I recently felt a dire need to apologize to myself. It was what I’ll call my firstContinue reading “Apologize to yourself”
Knowing when to Quit
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 2-24-2021 “I can spend year after year building and cementing a life for myself, and in an instant, walk away from it like it never mattered. But it’s because I know how to admit to myself when something isn’t working for me anymore. My life is wherever I want to takeContinue reading “Knowing when to Quit”
Twenty important lessons I learned as a mental health worker
Elisa A Escalante / LMSW / 2-2-2021 1- Every action, behavior, emotion and thought has a story behind it. No matter how much someone doesn’t make sense, they will always make sense after you hear their story in its entirety 2- we are all entitled to as much pain as we want to handle. 3-Continue reading “Twenty important lessons I learned as a mental health worker”
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”
The Fuel of Expectation
Elisa A Escalante/ LMSW/ 5-30-2020 “You didn’t choose an easy goal, therefore you cannot expect an easy path” It is absolutely imperative to identify, adjust, manage, and monitor our expectations. What do expectations stem from, and what do they mean for us? An expectation is about being taught what we deserve, or rather what weContinue reading “The Fuel of Expectation”
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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