Summertime Christmas: How Training Kids to Do Good All Year Makes Them Thrive

by Elisa | Sep 3, 2017 | Being World Changers, Children-in-Need, Family & Relationships, Good Charities, Ways to Make a Difference

If you have kids—and if you are reading this you probably do—empowering them to not just survive but to thrive is probably your goal. And for our kids to thrive as global citizens they must learn compassion, empathy and generosity. This is why most parents work the...

Ten Semi-Unconventional Steps To Find Yourself Anywhere

by Elisa | Jul 23, 2017 | Being World Changers, Fully Alive, Identity, Life Purpose, Personal Growth, Stuff of the Heart

A few weeks back I shared a little bit of my story in How to Find Yourself in Europe (or Anywhere). You see, I went to Europe to try to discover my best life purpose (another term I use for this is my calling). Although a grew a lot in character, I didn't really find...

Building Trust & Safety By Talking About Sex With Your Young Kids

by Elisa | Jun 30, 2017 | Children-in-Need, Create Awareness, Family & Relationships, Hard Conversations, Human Rights

Recently I shared a story about the very real subject of talking about sex with your kids. And not just your teens or preteens--that is much too late--but about talking with your young kids about sex. Yes, the story is mine. And when I was beginning to be sexually...

On Calling: How to Find Yourself in Europe (or Anywhere)

by Elisa | Jun 11, 2017 | Being World Changers, Identity, Life Purpose, Personal Growth, Stuff of the Heart

They say you find yourself in Europe, but I think you can find yourself anywhere. My Unexpected European Experience For a brief stint of my life I lived in Madrid, with an extra six weeks or so of traveling through other parts of Spain, France, Switzerland and...

The Hoax of Big Trees (and Believing in Big Purpose)

by Elisa | May 24, 2017 | Being World Changers, Life Purpose, Personal Growth

Apparently, the massive sequoia trees were considered a hoax back in the day, and not surprisingly so! The General Noble tree, a sequoia of over a thousand years, was cut into segments and brought to the Chicago World Fair of 1897. "Unbelievable!" they called it (in...

Why We Need To Start Talking To Our Kids About Modern Slavery

by Elisa | May 23, 2017 | Children-in-Need, Family & Relationships, Human Trafficking, Sex Trafficking

Update 2021: This course is currently offline. Since, it has been renamed Conversations With Kids About Exploitation. However, the first part of it, "The Framework" and some of it's extra resources are avaible to you free here. These resources have been renamed...

My Top Ten Favorite Social Good Stores & an Interview on a Conscious Lifestyle

by Elisa | May 7, 2017 | Being World Changers, Create Awareness, Ethical Fashion, Fair Trade Products, Socially Conscious Brands

Average Advocate’s top ten favortie social good stores is for all those who want to use their consumer super powers to change the world!

How the LBD.Project 2017 Brought Freedom to Modern Slaves (& Helped Us Be World Changers)

by Elisa | Apr 23, 2017 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Human Trafficking, Seeking Justice, Sex Trafficking, Ways to Make a Difference

Every year we embark on the LBD.Project (the Little Black Dress Project), in March to help bring freedom to modern slaves. And without fail, we always find ourselves surprised at the end of the month by how cool this project for everyday people is. What are the some...

How to Survive Injustice: A Metaphor

by Elisa | Mar 30, 2017 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Seeking Justice

Thick darkness only exists in the absence of light. In the same way, the injustice only oppresses real humans because safety, security, fairness and everything short of perfect has been trampled. I am sitting on a hill, a cool ocean breeze ruffling my hair. The sun is...

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

Identity Crisis #3467 – My Messy Beautiful

The other day, my daughter was excitedly expressing her admiration of the teachers and helpers at her school. I usually resist the temptation to to ask my kids what they want to be when they grow up because at some point in 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...