About Chana

Writing, art and community have the power to save and transform lives. They all did that for me.

I have lived several lives in one, and I have experienced profound transformation: from being the super shy, silent child who never spoke in class or to strangers, to being a backpacker, wandering the world and talking to as many new friends as possible. From a diagnosis of "depression for life" and years of suicidality to a life that I genuinely want to live. From dreams of settling down in Israel to an activist for Palestine. From my worst enemy to my best friend. It has been a long road to transform pain, not just into purpose, but into light, and to find the sacred inside the ache. Thankfully, I do not walk this road alone. No one does. I think that's where true healing begins: together.