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Thoughts, ruminations, recommendations from a mindfulness therapist. My life has been a mix of literary exploration, government work, and global education. My journey has taken me across the world—from working with street children in Romania to teaching in South Korea—before returning home to focus on crisis management and therapy.

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Creative Writing


Query Letters, Rejection, and the Midnight Rider
A Field Guide to Agents, Queries, and Other Creative Punishments Lex E. Santi, LCSW, MFA At one point in its life, Song of the Midnight...
Lex Enrico SantÃ, LCSW, MFA
Sep 34 min read
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Unwritten: A Creative Writing Therapy Workshop – Transforming Pain into Story
By Lex Enrico Santi, MFA, LCSW Painful memories can feel like a knife in the heart, a persistent and sharp reminder of something...
Lex Enrico SantÃ, LCSW, MFA
Mar 33 min read
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NARRATIVE THERAPY: Writing the Letter
How to Write a Letter to Someone Who Hurt You: A Guide to Letting Go Writing a letter to someone who has hurt you can be one of the most...
Lex Enrico SantÃ, LCSW, MFA
Feb 215 min read
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The Power of Storytelling: How Narrative Therapy Unlocks Emotional Healing
Stories Shape How We Heal By: Lex Enrico Santi, LCSW, MFA -- A Key Therapy PLLC We all tell stories about our lives—whether it's the...
Lex Enrico SantÃ, LCSW, MFA
Oct 25, 20245 min read
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Book Release(s) Party @ Argos Warehouse 8/17 5-8pm
Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lex E. Santà Email: lexsantiwriter@gmail.com Phone: 607-279-8830 Website:...
Lex Enrico SantÃ, LCSW, MFA
Jun 5, 20242 min read
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Press Release: The Seasons from Perry City Road, Poems 2012-2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lex E Santi Email: lexenricosanti@gmail.com Phone: 607-279-8830 Website: www.lexenricosanti.com Title:...
Lex Enrico SantÃ, LCSW, MFA
Apr 10, 20242 min read
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Creative Writing and Therapy
What would it mean to combine these two worlds? I have published 6 books of creative writing as an editor. Published fiction and poetry....
Lex Enrico SantÃ, LCSW, MFA
Feb 13, 20231 min read
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The gallery covers of Our Stories
From 2006 until 2012 and then on and off for another 5 years, I ran a literary journal with a humanistic model of giving writers...
Lex Enrico SantÃ, LCSW, MFA
Mar 31, 20211 min read
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Our Stories Literary Journal
Fulfilling a promise I made to writers I published almost 10 years ago Before I worked as a therapist I was a writer and an editor of a...
Lex Enrico SantÃ, LCSW, MFA
Dec 16, 20204 min read
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Fixing the Literary System, Interview
Interview about the literary journal world. Republished from the ReviewReview Fixing the System: A Lit Mag Finds Compassion For its...
Lex Enrico SantÃ, LCSW, MFA
Oct 4, 202018 min read
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Beginning
Sometimes you have to begin doing the things you really love. Do you ever feel like you begin things and then you get to the next stage...
Lex Enrico SantÃ, LCSW, MFA
Feb 18, 20202 min read
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The Future of Our Stories Literary Journal
Letter from the Editor, Spring 2012 originally appeared here at Our Stories Literary Journal IT IS GETTING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO RUN...
Lex Enrico SantÃ, LCSW, MFA
Mar 31, 20124 min read
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It's About Being Clear
Letter from the Editor, Fall 2011/ Winter 2012 originally appeared here at Our Stories Literary Journal Before I sit down to write, to...
Lex Enrico SantÃ, LCSW, MFA
Feb 1, 20127 min read
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I am Not a Painter
Letter from the Editor, Summer 2011 originally appeared here at Our Stories Literary Journal WE ARE CELEBRATING AT OUR STORIES, WE ARE...
Lex Enrico SantÃ, LCSW, MFA
May 31, 20117 min read
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abilities for your needs
Letter from the Editor, Spring 2011 originally appeared here at Our Stories Literary Journal I BELIEVE IN THE BASIC PRINCIPLE OF A...
Lex Enrico SantÃ, LCSW, MFA
Mar 31, 201114 min read
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Interview: Lex E Santi in Our Stories Literary Journal
Interview with Alexis E. Santi ~ Editor in Chief and Founder of Our Stories Alexis E. Santi earned his MFA in Creative Writing from...
Lex Enrico SantÃ, LCSW, MFA
Mar 1, 201110 min read
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It Only Takes One Mistake
Editor Essay while EIC at Our Stories literary journal in Winter 2011-12.
Lex Enrico SantÃ, LCSW, MFA
Feb 1, 20116 min read
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Concrete
Letter from the Editor, Summer 2010 originally appeared here at Our Stories Literary Journal I AM JUST LEAVING THE WILD WORLD OF...
Lex Enrico SantÃ, LCSW, MFA
May 31, 20105 min read
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Throw it All Away
Letter from the Editor, Spring 2010 originally appeared here at Our Stories Literary Journal I WROTE A NOVEL ABOUT A DRUG RUNNER WHO...
Lex Enrico SantÃ, LCSW, MFA
Mar 31, 20104 min read
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The Character of your Character
Letter from the Editor, Winter 2010 originally appeared here at Our Stories Literary Journal THE MAIN CHARACTER IN YOUR WORK IS THE...
Lex Enrico SantÃ, LCSW, MFA
Feb 1, 20107 min read
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