Today I had a great conversation with Leah Wacek, writer at A Generous Life (take a second to follower her on IG at @a.generous.life). It’s in two parts and we cover a lot of content to empower us everyday people on how to foster generosity.

Interview with Leah Wacek:

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What We Covered About Fostering Generosity:

Leah tells us her story of becoming generous
The difference between a percentage giver and an amount giver
Hindrances and obstacles among everyday people keeping them from being generous: boundaries, overwhelm,
How Leah chooses as a family to give
What role Leah’s kids play in being a generous family
Ideas to raise generous kids
Shame surrounding giving and generosity
Moving from “should’s” to baby steps in generosity
Helping that hurts
Responsibility of the giver (letting go of control of outcome)
Surprise! How kids could communicate and connect via long-term relationships in the Dominican Republic
Takeaway: You don’t have to be rich to be generous!
Leah’s coming book: we can support her by signing up for her newsletter and engaging with her on social media haring Leah’s reels, stories, posts and engaging with her online to build her platform

Resources to Empower Us to Foster Generosity:

Here are some of the resources we mentioned in our conversation. First, Elisa was telling a story from Blackout Trafficking, about one of our partners, Alabaster Jar. In these interviews, Leah talked a lot about Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos.