Category: Stuff of the Heart

Five Healthy Ways To Cope With Change From The Coronavirus

by Elisa | Mar 22, 2020 | Fully Alive, Global Health, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Safe Spaces, Spiritual Discipleship, Stuff of the Heart | 0 |

Everyday I ask myself how I can serve you. It is difficult to know what concerns you the most as...

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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.

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UnZombie: Loving Someone Out of the Darkness and Back to Life

by Elisa | Oct 2, 2019 | Family & Relationships, Life Purpose, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Recovery, Safe Spaces, Stuff of the Heart | 0 |

What is it like to live with someone who is suicidal? As Suicide Prevention Awareness should go all year, this is a sneak peak into the unique relationship between my housemate and I as she was loved “out of the darkness” – raw and real look inside of our Safe Tribe

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Purpose Roadmap

by Elisa | May 11, 2019 | Being World Changers, Fully Alive, Identity, Personal Growth, Stuff of the Heart, Ways to Make a Difference | 0 |

You are important, and the story you live is important too. This is why I...

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Warrior Princess: Fighting For Our Girls Young

by Elisa | Apr 7, 2019 | Children-in-Need, Community, Identity, Stuff of the Heart, Women's Empowerment, Your Stories | 0 |

What soundtrack do women hear their whole lives? We can give our girls a way to fight for themselves when they are young by teaching them to be warrior princesses

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The Making of Compassionate Global Citizens

by Elisa | Mar 24, 2019 | Children-in-Need, Conflicts, Wars, Genocides and Atrocities, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Seeking Justice, Stuff of the Heart | 0 |

Why is my family fundraising for Exile International (they restore child soldiers) this during the...

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Fraud – Impostor Syndrome Pt. 1

by Elisa | Mar 8, 2019 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Community, Identity, Personal Growth, Stuff of the Heart, Your Stories | 0 |

I think I’m a fraud. I did the correct things in the right order. I read the guidelines thrice. I...

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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 | 0 |

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

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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 | 0 |

Why Should You Define Success? Not everyone considers success the same. Although there are common...

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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 | 0 |

Over the past couple years, someone I mentor almost killed themselves multiple times. True,...

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Our New Addition: When Social Justice Becomes Family

by Elisa | Jun 21, 2018 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Busy Moms, Children-in-Need, Community, Family & Relationships, Seeking Justice, Stuff of the Heart | 0 |

At Average Advocate we talk about finding our best role to change the world on global social...

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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 | 0 |

A few weeks back I shared a little bit of my story in How to Find Yourself in Europe (or...

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Welcome!

Elisa Johnston Average Advocate Benviendos

What I’m I About?

Like you might be, I’m a busy parent, a leader of some, and I even burnt-out while doing world changing things (surprise!). I re-calibrated. I’ve brushed-off, grown a little, and now use my experiences (both the good and bad) to continue empowering you to make a difference–but while also guiding you be more fully alive. Sound good? > Let’s do this!

Dear You,

Raise Kids Who Care

I’m Insta’ For You!