Yehudit Silverman, M.A. R-DMT, RDT, is a Creative Arts Therapist, and former Chair of the Department of Creative Arts Therapies, Concordia University, Montreal. She created The Story Within method out of her clinical practice and has been teaching it to graduate students for over 20 years. An award - winning documentary filmmaker, she produced and directed "The Story Within - myth and fairy tale in therapy" video which is a helpful companion for the book. She also produced and directed "The Hidden Face of Suicide", a video that enters the world of survivors, those who lost loved ones to suicide, and tell their remarkable stories. She has screened her films on television, cinemas, conferences, and Universities. In collaboration with The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts she directed the “Seeds of Hope” project that brought together diverse communities affected by suicide to make and exhibit self -created masks. Her current film project brings together Jewish, Christian and Muslim young adults to work together through the arts. She received several federal and provincial grants to work on issues around trauma, suicide, interfaith and cross -cultural dialogue. Yehudit loves to sing, be in nature, create masks, and hang clothes on the line on a beautiful day. She leads workshops, trainings, creative rituals, and presentations internationally. www.yehuditsilverman.com