Tag Archives: mentalhealth

Eustress, I Stress, we all just need a little Stress

Elisa A. Escalante/ LMSW/ 5-9-2020 “When I am absent of challenge, absent of purpose, then I do not really know what I am living and fighting for.” Some people run from it; others thrive in it: stress. Some prefer comfort, sameness, routine while others need their day shaken up. Maybe an extra curve ball thrownContinue reading “Eustress, I Stress, we all just need a little Stress”

Social Media Culture & Harm Reduction

Elisa A. Escalante/ LMSW/ 5-6-2020 With great technology comes great… not responsibility unfortunately. More like a large amount of people playing around with advanced technological gadgets and learning to develop a whole new set of social skills.  The social skills of the virtual world are not be confused with the social skills we learn fromContinue reading “Social Media Culture & Harm Reduction”

Holistic Healing in Nature

Elisa A. Escalante/ LMSW/ 5-4-2020 “And what is going to happen when it is all said and done…everything is gone now, and you forgot yourself?” -EaE My experience in nature has dissipated over the years as I continue to reside in NYC. We must be careful, because before we know it, we may lose touchContinue reading “Holistic Healing in Nature”

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””

NUMB: When being “Strong” is the only option you have

Elisa A. Escalante/ LMSW/ 4-14-2020 “When pain and sadness is forbidden in a society, it causes us to isolate ourselves and live in that pain alone.”  -EaE On Monday April 13th, my office manager confirmed to me what I already knew, that my client was found dead in his home.  I acknowledged with a workContinue reading “NUMB: When being “Strong” is the only option you have”

“Getting Fat was the BEST thing that ever happened to me”

Elisa A. Escalante/ LMSW/ 4-7-2020 “We do not become free by ‘fixing ourselves’.  We become free when we accept that we cannot be perfect, and it is okay.  We do enough, simply by trying, every day.”  -EaE      Obviously, the title may be a tad misleading, getting overweight was not the best thing for myContinue reading ““Getting Fat was the BEST thing that ever happened to me””