About

Elisa Johnston is a coach, consultant, podcaster, writer, and speaker. Her books include The Life Mapping Workbook and Justice-Minded Kids.

Elisa guides everyday changemakers to do good better with more confidence and less overwhelm at AverageAdvocate.com. On Authentically Elisa, she writes about paradigms, changing faith, mental health, and chronic illness for those who are hungry for real talk.

Elisa Johnston has over twenty-years of experience in social activism, humanitarian, and nonprofit work (which included being the executive director of two anti-trafficking organizations, being on church staff and working for a humanitarian org). She holds a B.A. social sciences/anthropology, certificates of coaching, and in ministry. Elisa has been a teacher in eclectic learning spaces and homeschooled for five years.

Elisa lives with her husband and four children (from teens to a toddler), between the mountains and the sea in San Diego. She loves developing community, is known for collecting introverts to ground her, and is passionate about raising up leaders, and filling gaps to make a difference. Her hobbies include exploring, hiking, taking road trips, and dabbling in all of the creative arts.