“The need for safety exists in all of us. It’s the place we go to rest, recover, and heal.”

Safety feels like you can be yourself. You can show up whole and it will be ok. You can relax and trust those around you. Where is your safety? Who helps you feel safe? When does your body relax?

The importance of safety for ILR practitioners.

Safety and Healing

Why does safety matter for ILR practitioners? I believe it’s important to understand, and accept, that many ILR environments start out unsafe. They start out unsafe because of historical trauma; because Indigenous people carry so much fear, shame, and pain around language loss. They also start out unsafe because many ILR efforts are forced to…