Zoë Nudell—even though she was taken from us in horrific and untimely way—lived 100% of her life and she lived it to the full. We want to honor that life here, as we have in the story in Mindful. I’ve asked Carsten Knox, the reporter who wrote this piece, to share something of his time spent with her researching his story on The Nova Scotia Sea School, which was a very big part of Zoë’s life and where she left a legacy of many young people lives changed for the better. —Barry Boyce Editor-in-Chief All the people at the Nova Scotia Sea School were so helpful when I was putting this story together, but it was Zoë who was at the middle of it. She’d been sailing and participating in the Sea School for well over a decade. She started as a student and ended up a captain. In that time she helped hundreds of teens learn that they could sail on the open sea, giving them an experience of self-sufficiency that will benefit them throughout their lives. She was passionate, incisive, even formidable, but also thoughtful, kind, and very open. In the following clip, Zoë talks about how important it was for her to create a safe space for teenagers, so they could feel fully engaged in the experience of being out on the ocean, and find freedom in being themselves. —Carsten Knox Associate Editor
