Identity Archives - The Average Advocate

ExCavation – Farewell 2020!

by Elisa | Jan 1, 2021 | Fully Alive, Hard Conversations, Identity, Leadership, Live Intentionally, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Recovery, Safe Spaces, Spiritual Discipleship, Stuff of the Heart | 0 |

Well, we just celebrated the East Coast NYC Ball drop. In California (You’ve gotta love that...

We Are All Affected By Mental Health

by Elisa | Oct 15, 2020 | Being World Changers, Create Awareness, Fully Alive, Identity, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Recovery, Safe Spaces | 0 |

As a coach, I’ve had to learn a lot about mental health to help people move forward. As an...

Not Every Mama Feels Born to Mom

by Elisa | Jun 29, 2020 | Being World Changers, Busy Moms, Family & Relationships, Identity, Life Purpose, Personal Growth, Raising Kids, Safe Spaces | 0 |

Not every mama feels born to mom . . . when you want to make a difference in the world and be outside your home but are also a parent.

The Honest Truth About Loving Deeper (Art of Advocacy)

by Elisa | Jun 23, 2020 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Busy Moms, Community, Family & Relationships, Giving Back, Global Health, Human Rights, Identity, Leadership, Live Intentionally, Personal Growth, Poverty, Safe Spaces, Seeking Justice, Spiritual Discipleship, Your Voice on Racism | 1 |

Loving others seemed good and something to be defined by. Until it was loving the same small group...

The Ordinary and Extraordinary little black dress

by Elisa | Apr 6, 2020 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Busy Moms, Family & Relationships, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Identity, Life Purpose, Personal Growth, Safe Spaces, Seeking Justice, United States, Ways to Make a Difference | 0 |

Last month, before Coronavirus took over in all its attention-needing glory, I wrote a piece for...

Three Ways To Change Your Self-Talk

by Elisa | Feb 25, 2020 | Community, Family & Relationships, Fully Alive, Identity, Live Intentionally, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Safe Spaces | 0 |

Let’s be clear: The rhetoric you speak over yourself isn’t just meaningless or just “words.” What you speak (inside your head or outside) determines the course of your life. (And best yet, you can...

Which Do You Fear? Failure Or Success? (and overcoming Self-SABOTAGE)

by Elisa | Feb 3, 2020 | Fully Alive, Identity, Leadership, Live Intentionally, Personal Growth, Safe Spaces, Spiritual Discipleship, Stuff of the Heart | 0 |

What are you afraid of moving forward? Fear of Failure or Fear of Success? And in that, how do you overcome self-sabotaging.

Poem: Jealousy is a Carousel

by Elisa | Oct 28, 2019 | Community, Fully Alive, Identity, Safe Spaces | 0 |

Jealousy is a carousel is a short poem about community, identity and overcoming insecurity to find joy.

Beyond Herodias: Kingdom of Forgiveness

by Elisa | Sep 5, 2019 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Identity, Safe Spaces, Spiritual Discipleship | 0 |

What does forgiveness look like? Elisa Johnston speaks about two different singers, the kingdom of forgiveness, and how to forgive.

Breathe Please: Recovering From a Near Death Experience

by Elisa | Jul 21, 2019 | Family & Relationships, Hard Conversations, Identity, Spiritual Discipleship | 0 |

Last week I almost died when I had lung failure. As I am recovering from my near death experience I’m having to learn to breathe – breathe please – be a boss at life, overcome false guilt and process suffering with community and proskuneō worship.