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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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One App to Rule Them All? My Quiet Realization About ChatGPT—and What It Might Mean for the Rest of Us
Lately, I’ve realized how much I rely on ChatGPT—not just for writing or research, but for things like fixing my pool filter, ID’ing...
Lex Enrico Santí, LCSW, MFA
May 14, 20254 min read
A Supervision Journey: From Listening to Liberation
Some thoughts about being a supervisor of others By Lex E. Santí, LCSW, MFA I didn’t become a therapist in the traditional way. In fact,...
Lex Enrico Santí, LCSW, MFA
May 8, 20254 min read
The Will of the Heart: Releasing the Fear of “What If”
Lex Enrico Santi, A Key Therapy LCSW, PLLC (With gratitude to Matt Kahn) In my practice, one of the teachings I return to most...
Lex Enrico Santí, LCSW, MFA
Apr 29, 20253 min read
Top 5 Traits of a Great Therapist
Lex Enrico Santi, LCSW MFA Walking in my woods in Trumansburg, NY. Photo credit: Jesse Winter I did not always want to be a...
Lex Enrico Santí, LCSW, MFA
Apr 16, 20254 min read
The Bagel That Broke the Cycle: A Personal Story of Gut Health and Anxiety
Lex Enrico Santí, A Key Therapy LCSW, PLLC The intricate relationship between gut health and mental well-being has garnered significant...
Lex Enrico Santí, LCSW, MFA
Apr 14, 20256 min read
Book Review: Careless People – A Riveting and Troubling Look Inside Facebook’s Rise and Fall
I found Careless People to be an enthralling and deeply troubling read. It is a riveting page-turner that holds nothing back, written...
Lex Enrico Santí, LCSW, MFA
Apr 10, 20253 min read
"White Presenting" and what it means
Reflections on identity based support By: Lex Enrico Santi, LCSW, MFA -- A Key Therapy PLLC My experience in higher education and...
Lex Enrico Santí, LCSW, MFA
Apr 2, 20255 min read
The Battle Between the Heart and Mind: Finding Balance in Healing
Lex Enrico Santí, LCSW, MFA As a therapist working on a college campus, I see daily the battle between the heart and the mind play out in...
Lex Enrico Santí, LCSW, MFA
Mar 29, 20254 min read
The Three Robbers and the Path to True Freedom
Lex Enrico Santí, LCSW, MFA Ramakrishna, the great Indian saint, often told the story of the three robbers as a metaphor for the...
Lex Enrico Santí, LCSW, MFA
Mar 25, 20254 min read
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