A Thousand Steps: When Suicide Has a Name

by Elisa | Jan 2, 2019 | Art of Advocacy, Hard Conversations, Personal Growth, Stuff of the Heart, Your Stories

Guest post walking a thousand steps in the shoes of someone about to take their own life from when suicide has a name.

Why I Want Your Old Shoes: Easy Fundraising With Funds2Orgs For An Organization You Love

by Elisa | Dec 28, 2018 | Uncategorized

One of our local anti-trafficking non-profits, The Well Path, recently asked me to collect gently used shoes for them in a supposably an easy fundraising project. This shoe collection is through Funds2Orgs and will help The Well Path reach their goal to buy a home for...

Setting The Foundation For World Change With Love & Resilience

by Elisa | Dec 13, 2018 | Uncategorized

Believing in others is one of the single most powerful ways you can use your influence for good. Why? Because world change can only come from resilience built upon a foundation of unconditional love. Read on to see how this works. When Worth Is Tied to Work I...

How Politics Pushed Me To Only Buy Ethically Sourced Clothes

by Elisa | Nov 6, 2018 | Seeking Justice, Socially Conscious Brands, United States

It might be hard to believe, but it has been two years since our last presidential election. Americans were diced and divided into sides as impenetrable as the Berlin Wall and the only thing we could agree on was that the game of politics in the United States had...

GPS For Success: Redefining What Winning At Life Means To You

by Elisa | Nov 4, 2018 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Fully Alive, Identity, Life Purpose, Live Intentionally, Personal Growth, Stuff of the Heart

Why Should You Define Success? Not everyone considers success the same. Although there are common themes that define success for most people, there are still variations in what individuals, families, and cultures value. For some, it might be owning a home, having a...

Three Ways To Care For Yourself As a Support Person, Sponsor or Friend

by Elisa | Oct 25, 2018 | Art of Advocacy, Ways to Make a Difference

If you are a support person, sponsor or friend to someone who needs continual help, it means you need help too! This week I posted Out of the Darkness: Pain, Suicide Prevention, and Supporting Someone Who is Suicidal. Maybe there is a person in your life that is...

Out of the Darkness: Pain, Prevention, and Supporting Someone Who is Suicidal

by Elisa | Oct 25, 2018 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Create Awareness, Hard Conversations, Identity, Stuff of the Heart

Over the past couple years, someone I mentor almost killed themselves multiple times. True, I've known of others who've committed suicide, been friends (both knowingly and unknowingly) with people who were suicidal, and I've shouldered the grief of another impacted...

24-34: How Much Will You Change For Good In a Decade?

by Elisa | Sep 23, 2018 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Identity

This week I turned 34, but I keep saying I turned 24. The truth is, I don't really feel much different. I mostly feel exactly the same, even though I do see change for good in my life over this decade. Now I realize I am not the sagest person out there, and I know...

The Simple Secret to Changing the World: Love Small; Love Big

by Elisa | Sep 1, 2018 | Being World Changers

Sometimes finding our best role to change the world feels overwhelming. But a friend told me that the next step I gave--love small; love big--while speaking last week really helped him feel like he could move past this feeling of overwhelm and move forward....

Adventure

Swamp Wisdom: An Ecclesiastes on Human Rights

Ever heard of ancient King Solomon? He was said to be the wisest of them all as he philosophized...

Busy Moms, Community, Family & Relationships, Raising Kids

Storm Chaser; Change Chaser: On Saying Goodbye

How Can Anyone Say Goodbye? I’m starting to feel all panicky that I am leaving all my...

Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Mental Health, Recovery, Safe Spaces

Understanding Terms for Poor Nations vs. Rich Nations

Terms of Poverty Whether in public political addresses or in pleas from non-profits, we have all heard some of these terms thrown around at some point or another. But just because we can infer their general meaning, I...