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”

With Great Power…

Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 3-20-2022 “Some people will show a fictional version of themselves, with the motive of getting the best they can out of you.”- EaE Sometimes you do not know the power you possess, mentally. Sometimes our mental traits, defense mechanisms and even disorders, can give us advantages over other mental dispositions. AContinue reading “With Great Power…”

Surviving off of Bias

Elisa A. Escalante/ LMSW/ 6-19-2020 We could all agree that our country appears to be divisive, yet again. Do I say that as if it’s an awful thing? Not necessarily. I believe, very truly, in freedom of speech. I also believe, that although it is rooted into our human rights in the U.S., people tendContinue reading “Surviving off of Bias”