Category: Mental Health

We Can’t Escape Real Life While Changemaking

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 | 0 |

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.

The Pausing Season: Reevaluating and Renegotiating Commitments

by Elisa | Jan 5, 2024 | Being World Changers, Create Awareness, Discipleship Tools, Identity, Leadership, Life Purpose, Live Intentionally, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Productivity, Spiritual Discipleship | 0 |

I texted the carpool mom, “See you at 8:45!” She wrote me back, “7:45! 😂 Back to the grind!” I guess have to get my head back in the game! Coming off the holidays, we went on a much needed anniversary...

Reducing Trauma’s Influence in Doing Good: Justice Daily – S2.E2.

by Elisa | Nov 11, 2023 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Family & Relationships, Fully Alive, Hard Conversations, Justice Daily Interview, Leadership, Live Intentionally, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Recovery, Safe Spaces | 0 |

How do we reduce trauma’s influence in our work of doing good? In this Justice Daily Interview with Michelle Stiffler, a trauma specialist, we learn about helping us endure beyond burnout and get real about Fight Flight, Fawn, Freeze

Dear Socrates: The Unexamined Life

by Elisa | Nov 8, 2022 | Live Intentionally, Lupus and Autoimmune Disease, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Recovery, Safe Spaces | 0 |

Socrates didn’t go far enough with his “unexamined life” quote. Does our very survival depend on it?

Courage to Live (Lupus #13)

by Elisa | Aug 9, 2022 | Adventure, Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Busy Moms, Community, Family & Relationships, Fully Alive, Hard Conversations, Identity, Lupus and Autoimmune Disease, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Raising Kids, Recovery, Safe Spaces, Spiritual Discipleship, Stuff of the Heart | 0 |

Can we live courageously when it is easier to just not live? From a woman who will not let lupus overtake her.

Mini Essays: Roe vs. Wade, Support Group and the Question

by Elisa | Jul 23, 2022 | Being World Changers, Children-in-Need, Family & Relationships, Hard Conversations, Human Rights, Lupus and Autoimmune Disease, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Recovery, Safe Spaces, Seeking Justice, Spiritual Discipleship, Stuff of the Heart, United States, Women's Empowerment | 0 |

Three things to be cautious of and equip you in the abortion vs. pro-life debate. (From a woman hemorrhaging blood, who had an unplanned pregnancy and almost died from it this year)

A Blessing For Your Body

by Elisa | Jul 5, 2022 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Busy Moms, Family & Relationships, Fully Alive, Hard Conversations, Identity, Leadership, Live Intentionally, Lupus and Autoimmune Disease, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Recovery, Safe Spaces, Spiritual Discipleship, Stuff of the Heart | 0 |

Here is a blessing to you

Healing from Postpartum Depression, Anxiety and PTSD (Lupus and Pregnancy #12)

by Elisa | Jun 5, 2022 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Busy Moms, Family & Relationships, Fully Alive, Hard Conversations, Identity, Live Intentionally, Lupus and Autoimmune Disease, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Raising Kids, Recovery, Safe Spaces, Spiritual Discipleship, Stuff of the Heart | 0 |

The Struggle of Postpartum Depression and Anxiety: Honesty I’m not a good liar, but somehow...

Poem: The In-Between (Lupus in Pregnancy #8)

by Elisa | Dec 22, 2021 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Busy Moms, Community, Family & Relationships, Fully Alive, Hard Conversations, Life Purpose, Live Intentionally, Lupus and Autoimmune Disease, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Productivity, Recovery, Safe Spaces, Spiritual Discipleship, Stuff of the Heart | 0 |

No one likes being in the in-between seasons of life. I might be a justice seeker, but what does...

#NoHustleVember And Productivity: Pregnancy in Lupus Update #4

by Elisa | Dec 7, 2021 | Busy Moms, Community, Family & Relationships, Fully Alive, Hard Conversations, Identity, Life Purpose, Live Intentionally, Lupus and Autoimmune Disease, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Productivity, Raising Kids, Recovery, Safe Spaces, Spiritual Discipleship, Stuff of the Heart | 0 |

What in me won’t stop the hustle for productivity? During this #NoHustleVember while I have Lupus in Pregnancy it important to deal with this.

Why Reaching 20 Weeks is a Big Deal! Lupus in Pregnancy Update #5

by Elisa | Dec 6, 2021 | Busy Moms, Children-in-Need, Community, Family & Relationships, Fully Alive, Global Health, Hard Conversations, Life Purpose, Live Intentionally, Lupus and Autoimmune Disease, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Raising Kids, Recovery, Safe Spaces, Seeking Justice, Spiritual Discipleship, Stuff of the Heart, Women's Empowerment | 0 |

Wooowhooo! Guess why today is a big day? Today marks 20 weeks! In the United States this 1/2 way...

Where In the Story? Lupus in Pregnancy Update #6

by Elisa | Dec 6, 2021 | Busy Moms, Community, Family & Relationships, Fully Alive, Hard Conversations, Life Purpose, Live Intentionally, Lupus and Autoimmune Disease, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Raising Kids, Recovery, Safe Spaces, Spiritual Discipleship, Uncategorized | 2 |

Lupus Update in Pregnancy? What’s the real story of having a flare with SLE? Here’s the real narrative.

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