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How Stories Heal Us and Prevent Burnout for World Changers

by Elisa | Jul 8, 2021 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Discipleship Tools, Fully Alive, Hard Conversations, Human Trafficking, Identity, Leadership, Live Intentionally, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Recovery, Safe Spaces, Spiritual Discipleship, Stuff of the Heart, United States, Women's Empowerment, Your Stories | 0 |

Working through our own stories and triggers are essential as we make a difference if we want to be fully alive and prevent burnout. Check out this interview covering this.

7 Writers of Hope on Racism

by Elisa | Jul 20, 2020 | Being World Changers, Busy Moms, Family & Relationships, Hard Conversations, Raising Kids, Safe Spaces, Seeking Justice, Your Stories, Your Voice on Racism | 0 |

This is part of the series, Your Voice on Racism. Do you have a story to share? We need to hear...

Movement or a Moment?

by Elisa | Jun 22, 2020 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Being World Changers, Conflicts, Wars, Genocides and Atrocities, Create Awareness, Human Rights, Safe Spaces, Seeking Justice, United States, Your Stories, Your Voice on Racism | 0 |

This is part of the series, Your Voice on Racism. Do you have a story to share? We need to hear...

“The Talk”: For Every Black American Son and Daughter

by Elisa | Jun 20, 2020 | Being World Changers, Family & Relationships, Human Rights, Raising Kids, Seeking Justice, United States, Your Stories, Your Voice on Racism | 0 |

This is part of the series, Your Voice on Racism. Do you have a story to share? We need to hear...

Your Voice On Racism

by Elisa | Jun 5, 2020 | Being World Changers, Conflicts, Wars, Genocides and Atrocities, Create Awareness, Hard Conversations, Human Rights, Refugees and Immigration, Safe Spaces, Seeking Justice, United States, Ways to Make a Difference, Your Stories, Your Voice on Racism | 0 |

Your Voice on Racism is a series of stories you write and share about your experiences with this injustice based on color of skin. Do you have store to share?

Still Making A Difference In A Pandemic Through A Dress

by Elisa | Apr 7, 2020 | Being World Changers, Create Awareness, Giving Back, Human Trafficking, Personal Growth, Seeking Justice, Your Stories | 0 |

This is a guest post from my fellow writer, Sarah Butterfield, about still making a difference...

Awareness of Trauma Within the Church to Overcome It

by Elisa | Sep 1, 2019 | Create Awareness, Fully Alive, Hard Conversations, Human Trafficking, Mental Health, Recovery, Safe Spaces, Sex Trafficking, Spiritual Discipleship, United States, Women's Empowerment, Your Stories | 0 |

No one really likes to talk much about trauma (like abuse or trafficking), including the everyday...

Creatively Leading and Making a Difference as a Change-Making Mama

by Elisa | Sep 1, 2019 | Being World Changers, Family & Relationships, Leadership, Your Stories | 0 |

MAKING A DIFFERENCE THROUGH CREATIVITY I was honored to be interviewed by The Most...

A Letter to the Anti-Trafficking Movement

by Elisa | Jun 7, 2019 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Helping that Doesn't Hurt, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Sex Trafficking, Your Stories | 0 |

This is a guest post from Anna Carroll, founder and director of LightForce International, a global...

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