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A key therapy blog
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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The Gateway of the Open
I write a monthly blog post for Pallas Fitness about the intersection of yoga and CrossFit. I repost the blog entries here . Has it been...
Lex Enrico SantÃ, LCSW, MFA
Mar 25, 20234 min read
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The Course that Changed my Life
Reposted from the Cornell Daily Sun from April of 2013 When I was a sophomore, I took a class that changed my life and continues to...
Lex Enrico SantÃ, LCSW, MFA
Mar 2, 20233 min read
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The Year I took a Photo a Day
From 2010-2011, now 12 years ago, I took a photo a day. This is how I described it back then: From March 1st, 2010 until March 31st, 2011...
Lex Enrico SantÃ, LCSW, MFA
Feb 2, 20231 min read
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In memoriam, Pago
I had the opportunity to walk the earth with another being that gave me such incredible love and fierce grace across the course of almost...
Lex Enrico SantÃ, LCSW, MFA
Mar 20, 202115 min read
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MAKING CONNECTIONS & TEACHING FOR CHANGE
The course that changed my life was called Making Connections. When I was in college at Hobart and William Smith, there was a program...
Lex Enrico SantÃ, LCSW, MFA
Jun 22, 20204 min read
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You don't know where you're going
I worked at Cornell for five years. I had a job working in the office of international education. I reported directly to the Vice...
Lex Enrico SantÃ, LCSW, MFA
Jun 10, 20202 min read
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Horse Heads
When I was 19 years old my car was surrounded by three cop cars in a road block in Horseheads, NY, about 20 minutes outside of Ithaca,...
Lex Enrico SantÃ, LCSW, MFA
Jun 1, 20206 min read
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No mud, no lotus
This photo has always had a special place for me. I had the opportunity to go to Cambodia and do work with agencies that work to end...
Lex Enrico SantÃ, LCSW, MFA
Apr 25, 20201 min read
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When you have nothing you believe in Anything
The process of getting free in your life takes many turns, not all of them a path of light and safety. We begin this process of working...
Lex Enrico SantÃ, LCSW, MFA
Apr 22, 20202 min read
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"Facing Fears" Charter Day Speech
So no matter what you do over the course of four years, it’s about the next
forty that matter, so try to keep that in mind.
Lex Enrico SantÃ, LCSW, MFA
Apr 19, 201310 min read
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Surviving the Gray of Ithaca
Reposted from the Cornell daily Sun, November 2012 At the time of finishing this article I have not seen the sun for 10 straight days....
Lex Enrico SantÃ, LCSW, MFA
Nov 1, 20124 min read
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When Tech Gets Personal
Reposted from the Cornell Daily Sun, October 2012 It is the neurotic nerds of society that have been responsible for the greatest...
Lex Enrico SantÃ, LCSW, MFA
Oct 1, 20123 min read
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You Can Call Me an Ithacan
Reposted from the Cornell Daily Sun September 2012 You can call me an Ithacan. Heck, you can even call me a townie. This past December I...
Lex Enrico SantÃ, LCSW, MFA
Sep 1, 20124 min read
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