Elisa A. Escalante/ LMSW/ 8-5-2020 “When helping someone, if you are working harder than they are, that’s a problem.” -EaE The kindest people of the world get put up on the most dangerous types of pedestals. The pedestal of people pointing at them as the ‘go to’ person anytime anyone needs anything, ever. Unfortunately,Continue reading “NOT your Mother Teresa”
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RAGE
Elisa A. Escalante/ LMSW/ 7-25-2020 “You can’t evaluate another person’s situation by looking at it through your world” -Terrence Coffie/ LMSW I would be considered, whatever the opposite of angry is. For the most part, people commonly told me I was one of the nicest people they had ever met. There were a fewContinue reading “RAGE”
Living in a Nightmare
Elisa A Escalante/ LMSW/ 7-15-2020 “I often wonder, do they feel pain the same way I do? For the same reasons? And to the same extent? Or am I just crazy and alone in this? Maybe they are just good at hiding it too? Happiness is wanted from us all, it is easier than truth.Continue reading “Living in a Nightmare”
The Burden of Wanting
Elisa A Escalante/ LMSW/ 7-9-2020 “I am tormented, and not because of what I have been through, but because of what I have chosen to commit my life to.” -EaE There is a device in our hands with a world of knowledge, but there is a world around us that we can choose to seeContinue reading “The Burden of Wanting”
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”
The Fuel of Expectation
Elisa A Escalante/ LMSW/ 5-30-2020 “You didn’t choose an easy goal, therefore you cannot expect an easy path” It is absolutely imperative to identify, adjust, manage, and monitor our expectations. What do expectations stem from, and what do they mean for us? An expectation is about being taught what we deserve, or rather what weContinue reading “The Fuel of Expectation”
Self-Care, all day, every day, like your life depends on it
Elisa A. Escalante/ LMSW/ 5-17-2020 “The most important decision you will ever make, is whether or not you will continue hating yourself” -EaE Let us be honest, life is kicking our asses, now more than ever. I am going to encourage everyone to do things differently. Unlike what our parents, family members, friends, neighbors, coworkers,Continue reading “Self-Care, all day, every day, like your life depends on it”
Tearing down Walls
Elisa A Escalante/ LMSW/ 5-13-2020 “Sometimes all it takes is one wrong saying, assumption or tone of voice, and that person may never want to open up to you again.” -EaE My job, before therapy even starts, is to tear down emotional/ mental barriers. What are people protecting themselves from when they create these walls?Continue reading “Tearing down Walls”
“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””
Functionally Mental 