Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 2-03-2022 Have you ever scrolled through a social media platform and read a quote about mental health that not only caused confusion and mixed messages, but also an endless series of arguments between people in the comment threads? Mental health is NOW a hot topic. Ironically, for the longest period ofContinue reading “Mental health Mixed Messages”
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It’s okay to admit you were Brain Washed
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 1-7-2022 “I don’t feel like watching brain washed people get angry at other brain washed people, and then constantly argue about who is more brain washed” How many times in your life have you reflected back on your younger mental state, opinions, and behaviors? After reflecting, how often have you askedContinue reading “It’s okay to admit you were Brain Washed”
The Success that no one Talks About
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 12-6-2021 “It’s not about perfection, or resources, or even where your knowledge is at right now. More importantly, are your intentions any good?” Like many things, we look at success through a narrow lens. The majority may equate success with money, status and/ or power. Then outside of this limitedContinue reading “The Success that no one Talks About”
The Things I took for Granted
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 11-24-2021 I turned 32 recently (September 12th). Feeling older, yet luckier. A little more fatigued, but somehow there’s more energy. Gratitude is not something I started to practice until I hit my early thirties, and I’m not shocked. It takes some wisdom. It takes a little bit of aging because withContinue reading “The Things I took for Granted”
Why Stay?
Elisa Escalante/ LCSW/ 10-16-2021 “Telling an abused, abandoned, neglected and traumatized child to “self love” is like telling a fish to breathe oxygen.” -EaE Naturally, as life and traumas unfold, I will have more experience and therefore, more to talk about. The subjects and topics add up with age and, hopefully, added wisdom. I foundContinue reading “Why Stay?”
Mental Responsibilities
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”
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”
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