Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 09-26-2021 We are responsible, first and foremost, for our own mental wellbeing. This isn’t to say that other people should never care, or that we must always suffer alone, this is more so about accountability. Accountability includes learning how our mental health impacts us, how to cope, and also how toContinue reading “Mental Responsibilities”
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Perception is NOT Reality
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 9-15-2021 “They see only what we let them see. Everything else is up to them to dig up and find. Yes, it is a test that very few will pass.” -EaE “Perception is reality”, one of the many lines that made me cringe when I was active-duty military. Especially workingContinue reading “Perception is NOT Reality”
Changes
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 8-04-2021 “As of now, I do not recognize myself, but that is okay. I hope I am always changing, and for the better.” -EaE “I’m not myself anymore”. I have heard this line quite often, both in clinical settings and when having deep discussions with friends and family. My take?Continue reading “Changes”
Invisible Heroes
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 7-22-2021 “It is a dark, painful and torturous path to take. And we do not do it for reward, we do it because it is right.” -EaE Just as invisible and unseen as the mental health world is, so is that of the work that is done to alleviate or cureContinue reading “Invisible Heroes”
Judge less, Listen more
Elisa A Escalante/ LCSW/ 7-4-2021 “You can’t say that you truly value diversity, if you do not value the diversity of the human mind. And yes, this also means the differences in our world views.” -EaE Every now and then, a therapist is tasked with the nerve-racking assignment of giving therapy to… another therapist. Yes,Continue reading “Judge less, Listen more”
Motivation can’t be Bought
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 6-16-2021 “Helping isn’t necessarily about having all the right answers. It’s about having the right amount of empathy to validate a struggle that may be outside your comprehension.” -EaE Life Coaches, fitness trainers, crash diets, public figures, iconic gurus and more. People dying to become the “best version of themselves” withContinue reading “Motivation can’t be Bought”
Treat yourself
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 6-2-2021 Life is simply too short for all those rules we made up for ourselves with no logical reason as to why.” -EaE As I sit in La Jolla Cove on one of the beaches in San Diego, I feel my stress and worries melt away. I decided to go whereContinue reading “Treat yourself”
Toxic Tolerance
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 5-15-2021 “We get what we are willing to tolerate.” -EaE “Just walk away from the fight Elisa, it’s not worth it. No matter what people do, walk away.” I was seven years old when my grandmother passed on these words of wisdom. It’s important to note that this advice came fromContinue reading “Toxic Tolerance”
From Soul Mates to Room Mates
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 5-2-2021 “No one is worth chasing. Not for love, not for attention, not for fun, not even for truth or closure. The only truth that matters is if I feel you are drifting away, then that means you are not interested anymore. And if you are not interested in me, IContinue reading “From Soul Mates to Room Mates”
Fighting your Madness
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 4-25-2021 “All those things that once felt routine, or even easy, we now have to fight ourselves in order to do them. And that is where the frustration and helplessness start to come in. Like, why in the world is this stuff so hard for me now?” -EaE What are youContinue reading “Fighting your Madness”
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