DL Acken in sea with arms up

The Cold Water Cure

A personal story on healing and connection through swimming in the Salish Sea by DL Acken for FOLKLIFE Volume 4. 2021. Plus a poem by Georgia Acken, aged 13

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Finding Peace by Letting Go

When dealing with the changes and challenges that come part and parcel with her mother’s dementia, care partner Katrina Prescott has found that acceptance is the key to self-preservation. By Lisa Kadane for Dementia Connections, November 14, 2021.

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A Professional Dream Deferred

Educator and district principal Beth Applewhite draws on her personal and professional experiences to share why anti-racism work is essential and needs to be brought about intentionally and thoughtfully, with the voices of those who have experienced racism at the centre. For Principl(ed) Magazine March 2021.

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