Raised near Montréal within a long-established Québécois and Irish family during Quebec’s Quiet Revolution, Kathleen Licoppe grew up amid the tensions surrounding language, identity, secularization, and political unrest—experiences that fostered a lifelong sensitivity to questions of belonging, emancipation, decolonization, and how societies navigate periods of rapid change. Her perspective was further shaped through periods of work and travel in Southern Africa, Central America, Japan, South Korea, and Cuba, deepening her awareness of how political, cultural, and schooling systems shape both human flourishing and social fracture. Kathleen taught in Toronto’s public school system as a French Immersion high school mathematics teacher and contributed to early initiatives focused on diversity, anti-racism, and inclusion. In 1998, she freelanced for CBC Toronto, producing six nationally broadcast radio documentaries. Her early foray into writing and documentary storytelling was joyfully interrupted by falling in love in 1998 and starting a family. She eventually moved to Winnipeg to pursue a Master of Education in the social foundations of schooling and education, exploring how values change and shape what is considered “knowledge,” and how schools both reflect and influence broader cultural change. In Winnipeg, she embarked on an unexpected second career as an entrepreneur, spending seven years importing and distributing certified compostable foodware to the food service industry across Canada while her husband pursued stand-up comedy. Kathleen has lived in Winnipeg since the fall of 2004 and, somewhat reluctantly, now calls it home. She is currently rekindling her love of storytelling and reflection through writing