Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 4-18-2021 “If you are so offended by me being me, don’t ask me why I’m being me. Ask yourself, why does it bother you so much?” -EaE There is a good chance that most of us have multiple identities but are not seeing their power. Perhaps one identity overtakes another. PerhapsContinue reading “Identity”
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Apologize to yourself
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 3-18-2021 “Get used to a world where no one belongs to you, and no one cares all the way. Live in that truth, accept that truth, and learn to be your own savior.” -EaE I recently felt a dire need to apologize to myself. It was what I’ll call my firstContinue reading “Apologize to yourself”
Twenty important lessons I learned as a mental health worker
Elisa A Escalante / LMSW / 2-2-2021 1- Every action, behavior, emotion and thought has a story behind it. No matter how much someone doesn’t make sense, they will always make sense after you hear their story in its entirety 2- we are all entitled to as much pain as we want to handle. 3-Continue reading “Twenty important lessons I learned as a mental health worker”
Misfit
Elisa A. Escalante/ LMSW/ 1-11-2021 Who are you at the party? Are you the life of the party, everyone waits for you as you make your exciting late/ dramatic entrance into the room? Are you the one who comes with someone, so you are not alone? Are you the one in the corner sippingContinue reading “Misfit”
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”
Moral Codes
Elisa A. Escalante/ LMSW/ 07-01-2020 “You do not know what you would do in a situation you have not been in. So spare people the ‘well I would do this’ line if you have not walked a day in their shoes” -EaE There is one thing I have admittedly been a bit fed up with,Continue reading “Moral Codes”
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”
“Fake Bitches”
Elisa A. Escalante/ LMSW/ 5-20-2020 I am going to address the stigma of ‘mean girls’ and discuss where I believe this stigma comes from. It is no secret that this view exists amongst both men and women. The question is, why? Something I talk about with most of my clients is how societal teachingsContinue reading ““Fake Bitches””
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””
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