Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 10-22-2023 Sharing more of my Favorite Poems and discussing what inspired them! By now most of my poetic work has been published in my 2nd book “In My Head, Mental health poems and quotes”, the link to the book will be shared at the bottom of this blog post. For moreContinue reading “Poetic”
Tag Archives: trauma
When the Patients Gave me Therapy
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 08-30-2023 “There are many different types of strength in this world; mental fortitude is a tremendous one. The reality is, you cannot measure someone’s mental fortitude, because you will never be in their mind to feel how much they are suffering through.” -EaE I’ve had this amazing ability to numb outContinue reading “When the Patients Gave me Therapy”
Pathological
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 07-25-2023 “Peace and content are not ways in which we settle. They are the goals after a life of horror and trauma. I don’t want to be high, I want to be steady.” -EaE Now a days, I talk to my clients about ‘Tornado people”. The types of people that suckContinue reading “Pathological”
No Faith
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 07-20-2023 “But then again, I have a soul. That extends beyond this vision and flesh. That reaches up; can feel the sky. The world, spirit, and Universe enmesh.” -EaE I was six years old when I first went to Catholic school in Houston, TX. The jumper uniforms, the church, the strictContinue reading “No Faith”
Surviving a Narcissist
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 1-30-2023 (2 Years ago in Brooklyn, NY)- I was standing on the roof of a 6 story building, the one where I shared an apartment with my ex fiance, literally my ex, the sting of our broken engagement was still fresh. I looked down as I contemplated jumping. It took meContinue reading “Surviving a Narcissist”
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!
Final Out
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 3-3-2022 “They will never get their lives back. Their parents will never get their kids back. And there are many more who will never get their limbs back. Many more who will never get their sanity back. You say that you will never forget… but you already have. –EaE/ LCSW/ OEFContinue reading “Final Out”
In War
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 2-17-2022 “Everyone dies here in some way. Some get killed by the enemy, others kill themselves, and others die in the sense that when they go back home, they will never be the same again. That person they used to be, has died. Everyone here is reborn. Some through a graveContinue reading “In War”
Fighting & Fawning for Love
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 1-28-2022 “The highs, the greatest of highs. The lows, the darkest of lows, Feeling rainbows and butterflies, the pain of fear, and lost control… You love me? I know, I think so… I’m not worthy? I guess not… they love us, it’s all for show… they hurt us, but won’t getContinue reading “Fighting & Fawning for Love”
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 