About Shoshana

I was born in South Africa during Apartheid, and from an early age, I loved reading and writing. My professional life began at the Johannesburg College of Education where I taught literature and developed communication courses. I taught Black students despite the discriminatory laws that made such teaching illegal.  Apartheid’s interracial dynamics led me to psychology.

After arriving in California, I became a psychotherapist specializing in food and weight issues and was certified in hypnotherapy. I taught at John F. Kennedy University and facilitated workshops and retreats in the community.

Later, I returned to my first love, literature, with renewed energy. I wrote self‑help books and collections of short stories and poetry. Teaching memoir writing to adults became another way for people to uncover their true selves. I also became a Reiki Master, started a regular meditation and mindfulness routine, and learned to create ceramic figures.