Creating and retaining empathic connections with the most disenfranchised among us can take a toll on the wellness of counselor advocates. The Advocacy-Serving Model is introduced as a creative approach to strengthening the ability of advocates to serve through enhancing awareness, focusing actions, and connecting to community. The model integrates Buddhist practices into advocacy work. This article includes a brief description of advocacy, an overview of applicable Buddhist approaches, and an illustration of the model used in individual advocacy work.

The purpose of this study was to investigate meaningful experiences that may raise the awareness of spiritual meaning. Upon completion of soul work activities, participants described their changing way of being, including realizations that daily actions enhance self‐awareness, appreciation of life, and sense of connection to something more and greater.