Sher­ri Man­dell won a Nation­al Jew­ish Book Award in Jew­ish Cul­ture for her book, The Bless­ing of a Bro­ken Heart. Her oth­er books include The Road to Resilience and numer­ous children’s pic­ture books. She is the co-founder of the Koby Man­dell Foun­da­tion which runs pro­grams for bereaved fam­i­lies and chil­dren in Israel. She is also a pas­toral coun­selor and a cre­ative writ­ing instruc­tor. She lives in Israel with her fam­i­ly and has spo­ken around the world about grief, resilience and joy.