Liz Pearl, M.Ed., is an educator and facilitator with a particular interest in psychogeriatrics, adults with special needs and expressive arts therapy. She is a graduate of OISE with a Master of Education and she is a member of OACCPP – an Association of Mental Health Professionals. Liz is the founder of PK Press and the editor of several collections of personal narratives including the revised edition of Mourning Has Broken (KOPE Associates, 2005, 2015) and the Living Legacies series featuring Canadian Jewish women including, Volumes I – VI (PK Press, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2017).
Liz is an volunteer in the local community including Ve’ahavta (creative writing with marginalized adults) and DANI’s (music and dance with adults with special needs). She is a regular blogger for www.hermagazine.ca and www.wisewomencanada.com. Her immediate goals include streamlining her Pearls of Wisdom and social networking nonsense into a succinct blog and adjusting to the looming empty-nest stage.