10-6-2024 Interviewer: Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ Air Force (OEF) Veteran/ Martial artist/ Author Interviewee: Juan Perez/ USMC (OEF) Veteran/ Chicago PD/ Entrepreneur; The Veteran online coaching program; The Vet Rise academy/ The Vet Rise Podcast Intro: Juan Perez stood out to me initially on Instagram and TikTok. I couldn’t help but notice that his videosContinue reading “Vet Rise”
Tag Archives: depression
Trauma Puzzles Pieced Together
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 7-14-2024 My trauma puzzle poems take you through my life from the ages of 3 y/o to roughly 22 years old. It’s the perspective of what I witnessed, felt and thought about through the majority of my childhood traumas. I keep an element of mystery because 1- it’s not always aboutContinue reading “Trauma Puzzles Pieced Together”
Turtle Power (Staying fit through Mental health struggles)
Interviewer: Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ BJJ practitioner/ Author/ AF Veteran Interviewee: Dalton Seafler/ Personal Trainer/ Nutritionist/ Life Coach/ BJJ Practitioner 6-12-2024 Elisa: One of the first things that stood out and led me to want to tune into your Instagram stories is those morning affirmations you do. Very positive and motivating. When I wake up,Continue reading “Turtle Power (Staying fit through Mental health struggles)”
Post Vacation Blues
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 6 April 2024 “So grateful for my imagination on a world full of disappointment.” -EaE I’m crying as the airplane flies away from NYC. This is actually unusual for me, but maybe life and emotions are just catching up. Maybe the grief just piles on, and now I’m too tired toContinue reading “Post Vacation Blues”
My Life is GREAT, and I’m Depressed
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 11-25-2022 “I find myself grieving everything before it’s gone, because I just know, that it will not last forever.” -EaE There is a part of mental illness that is purely biological. And also, a part of mental illness that exists due to long sustaining injuries that have hit our brain, andContinue reading “My Life is GREAT, and I’m Depressed”
FriYay Gratitude
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 09/30/2022 Anyone that has major depression can relate; Gratitude feels impossible. Our brain is lacking seretonin, and therefore we lack energy and motivation, and therefore we may not hunt for endorphins as we are supposed to. If we pay attention to the biopsychosical model, there is even more to it thanContinue reading “FriYay Gratitude”
Why so Offended?
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 8-1-2022 “Judgmental people are always the worse violators of what they’re trying to preach against.” -EaE With technological advancements, especially during the onset of the pandemic, I found myself doing some heavy research. This research involved exploring the comment section under any type of meme, news, comment (etc.), that I knewContinue reading “Why so Offended?”
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”
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 Jacobs Ladder Effect-for depression & fatigue
Elisa A. Escalante/ LMSW/ 6-10-2020 “There is beauty even in pain. Beauty in hard paths and difficult choices. Beauty as a messy person in a messy life. Character and lessons are built when we accept our imperfections and try regardless of fear, barriers and judgements.” -EaE I would call myself a busy body, perhapsContinue reading “The Jacobs Ladder Effect-for depression & fatigue”
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