Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 2-6-2023 “Stop holding on to what is not for you. Get out of the quicksand. Swim toward the surface. Shake off the poison. Push away the evil. Make a barrier between you and all else; create secret passwords for access. Move forward. Be brave. Accept the new.” -EaE What do weContinue reading “Shedding”
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Glamp Happy
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 1-6-2023 After spending many years toward a mental health career as well as fulfilling my dream to publish, I found myself asking “what’s next?” Well, real estate technically. That’s the one other major goal I have had. As in purchase real estate and perhaps work to rent out properties. But, dueContinue reading “Glamp Happy”
Emotional Interpretation & Guidance
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 12-28-2022 In many cases, I do find that I need to go ‘back to the basics’ with clients. Or, teach them something new, something they should have known but never knew. The common perception many societies have is that there are ‘good emotions’, and ‘bad emotions’. The good ones you canContinue reading “Emotional Interpretation & Guidance”
The Red Flags I Ignored
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 12-08-2022 “Walking away is so underrated. You need to be able to protect your energy.” -EaE We talk about red flags all of the time, sometimes people do mention legitimate red flags. Some people call everything a red flag. There is a part of this that is up to interpretation andContinue reading “The Red Flags I Ignored”
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”
Mental health Internet “Experts” Part 3
It’s been a while but the online mental health advice never stops! Let’s get right to it!
Are you Over-investing?
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 5-23-2022 “Life is too short to wear matching socks” -EaE Have you ever found yourself spinning in a cycle that continues to fail? You thought you had the formula down, you thought that hard work equated to success, but then again, the success isn’t happening. Or, if it is, it seemsContinue reading “Are you Over-investing?”
Mental Health Internet “Experts” Part 2
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 4-10-2022 After I published mental health experts, I immediately knew that I would need to do a part two. I had a great reviews, and also my blog could be centered around this alone. Because the Internet is throwing out horrible mental health advice at a pace that cannot be controlled.Continue reading “Mental Health Internet “Experts” Part 2”
The “Number Free” Athlete
(For those that engage in fitness while suffering through Eating disorders) Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 3-09-2022 I want to step on the scale over and over, yet I begin to ignore it. I want to pinch my body fat again, while obsessively looking in the mirror, but I will not. I want to changeContinue reading “The “Number Free” Athlete”
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?”
Functionally Mental 