Marlanda Dekine

Marlanda Dekine is a talented poet and licensed social worker with 15 years of experience. She has facilitated more than 500 impactful dialogues throughout her career, utilizing mindfulness techniques, poetry, and deep listening. She has served as a therapist for more than 600 children and families. Marlanda imagines a free world where all living things are cared for, and she uses her breath and poetry as a place to hold these images and stories. She is curious about how her ancestors survived and imagined futures, and how she, as their descendant, will survive and thrive. She opens portals, or doors, that we might all be able to walk, crawl, or scoot through, liberated and free to be our true selves.

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