Author: Elisa

How To Be An Advocate When You Don’t Know Where You Stand: On Palestine/Israel

Posted by Elisa | Jun 13, 2024 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Children-in-Need, Conflicts, Wars, Genocides and Atrocities, Human Rights, Love Your Neighbor, Refugees and Immigration, Seeking Justice, Ways to Make a Difference |

How do we engage in advocacy when we don’t know where we stand on a social issue? One of the...

Connecting With and Caring For Diverse Cultures with Dr. Michelle Reyes on Justice Daily S3E2

Posted by Elisa | May 26, 2024 | Adventure, Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Create Awareness, Justice Daily Interview, Leadership, Love Your Neighbor, Refugees and Immigration, Seeking Justice, United States, Ways to Make a Difference, Your Voice on Racism |

How do we connect with and care about diverse cultures, especially when others we know don’t care?

Poem for Changemakers

Posted by Elisa | Apr 24, 2024 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Create Awareness, poetry |

Why do Changemakers burnout? This poem for Changemakers was written to help them see their value.

Responding to Injustice With Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn

Posted by Elisa | Apr 16, 2024 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Conflicts, Wars, Genocides and Atrocities, Fully Alive, Giving Back, Hard Conversations, Leadership, Personal Growth, Safe Spaces, Seeking Justice |

Do our responses to social issues reflect trauma responses? If so, how can we help ourselves to help others better?

We Can’t Escape Real Life While Changemaking

Posted by Elisa | Mar 20, 2024 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Family & Relationships, Fully Alive, Hard Conversations, Identity, Live Intentionally, Lupus and Autoimmune Disease, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Raising Kids, Recovery, Safe Spaces, Stuff of the Heart |

We can’t escape real life while we are changemaking. The context matters. Let’s be aware of these four elements as we create change.

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What I’m I About?

Like you might be, I’m a busy parent, a leader of some, and I even burnt-out while doing world-changing things (surprise!). I re-calibrated. I’ve grown. And now use my experiences (both the good and bad) to continue empowering you to make the difference you were born to make in the world–but this time out of a spirit of rest and wholeness.

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Justice Daily Manifesto

Curious about the intersection between justice and your everday life? This 21-point manifesto is a great starting place to challenge yourself! Mulitple desgins, print your favorite, and begin living daily each day.

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