Hilary North-Ellasante (they/them) takes a “heart-first” stance in supporting social change work. After living and working in K-12 education for over two decades on Lenni/Lenape land in New York City, they now live and work as an independent consultant and facilitator on Wabanaki land in Lewiston, Maine. Their training comes out of an alchemy of both lived and formal learning experiences, all of which have involved developing skills to survive mainstream systems from within a matrix of marginal identities. Their work is rooted in an awareness that systemic oppression impacts all aspects of life, and a commitment to Liberation for all people.