Travel + Big World = Perspective
Are you one of those people who loves to go on trips and adventure? Although many world changers love to explore and discover the world, some prefer to cloistering in their normal stomping grounds. However, often even these homebodies will eventually still find...
Leadership Lessons on Living Justly From Art Classes for Kids
Once upon a time I taught a kids art class. That is, until I discovered I had a bad boss. Maybe she appeared nice to some, but for us under her leadership it didn't bode well. You see, she didn't use her authority to empower us to do our jobs well, but she misused us...
Summertime Christmas: How Training Kids to Do Good All Year Makes Them Thrive
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
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
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)
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)
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
 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
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!
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Adventure
PopularSwamp 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
PopularIdentity 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
PopularWhat to Do With that Blasted Holy Discontent (I used to be a radical)
I used to be a radical. I used to be a radical–until I wasn’t. After high school, I...
Ethical Fashion, Fair Trade Products, Giving Back, Socially Conscious Brands
Top RatedResponding to Injustice With Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn
Do our responses to social issues reflect trauma responses? If so, how can we help ourselves to help others better?
Children-in-Need, Clean Water, Conflicts, Wars, Genocides and Atrocities, Global Health, Good Charities, Helping that Doesn't Hurt, Human Rights, Poverty, Refugees and Immigration, Seeking Justice, United States
Top RatedSpectrum of Belief About Justice Issues: Art of Advocacy
Not everyone shares the same beliefs, so using the Spectrum of Belief graph helps us to have healthy conversations about justice that aren't so black and white.
Human Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Top RatedHow I Used to Fight Human Trafficking vs. How I Fight Human Trafficking Now
I used to fight human trafficking differently than I used to. Here's how I changed and why.
Leadership
LatestWhen Your Dreams Change
This picture always makes me smile, depicting some of my favorites from my teenage years: my...
Spiritual Discipleship
LatestWhen Your Dreams Change
This picture always makes me smile, depicting some of my favorites from my teenage years: my...
Life Purpose, Live Intentionally, Personal Growth, Productivity
LatestWhen Your Dreams Change
This picture always makes me smile, depicting some of my favorites from my teenage years: my...
I’m Every Woman: How Woman Are Uniquely Positioned To Change the World
Why does now matter for women? We have a unique positioning to make a difference for the world at large. Here’s why:
April Social Good Awareness, Advocacy, and Activism Days
How can you begin doing good in April? Start here for social good awareness, advocacy, and activism days
Five Steps To Begin Restful Changemaking
A Path for Restful Changemaking: I’m not shy about my story of burnout while having my life...
Social Justice For the Sensitive Soul – Justice Daily S3E6
Have you ever felt like you didn’t fit the model for classic activism? That you were too...
How To Be An Advocate When You Don’t Know Where You Stand: On Palestine/Israel
How do we engage in advocacy when we don’t know where we stand on a social issue? One of the...
Poem for Changemakers
Why do Changemakers burnout? This poem for Changemakers was written to help them see their value.



