Shira Lankin Sheps is a writer, photographer, and clinically trained therapist. She is the creator and publisher of The Layers Project Magazine, an online magazine that explores in-depth insights into the challenges and triumphs of the lives of Jewish women, and is passionate about creating spaces for stories that need to be told and changing the dialogue around stigmatized topics. Earning a B.A. in English Literature at Stern College of Yeshiva University and MSW from the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College; she made aliyah in 2018 and lives in Jerusalem with her husband and children. Shira is the author of Layers; Personal Narratives of Struggle, Resilience, and Growth from Jewish Women