Miriam Friedman has a Master’s in Social Work from Yeshiva University and certification as a trauma therapist from the Israel Institute for the Treatment of Psychotrauma. She works as a therapist at Mercaz Silver at Shaarei Tzedek hospital, treating reserve soldiers and their families. She is the founder and director of Alumah, a group program for women healing from Complex Trauma. She also has a private therapy practice in Ramat Bet Shemesh, where she lives with her husband and four children. Miriam loves to write as a way to process her own experiences, and is honored to have her work included in Az Nashir- We Will Sing Again: Women's Prayers for Our Time of Need.