Rabbi Shoshana Miera Friedman

Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman is a late-diagnosed Autistic PDAer who loves bringing her skills and perspective to teach about this misunderstood neurotype. In addition to unschooling her PDA child, she coaches PDAers, their family members and allies, and is developing a strengths-based approach to PDA thriving called The PDA Safe Circle™. Before her journey into the neurodiversity movement, Shoshana served as a congregational rabbi and Jewish educator, and as an organizer in the climate movement. Her writing on the spiritual dimensions of the climate crisis has been published in many venues, including The New York Times, YES! Magazine, WBUR’s Cognoscenti and several anthologies. Her first picture book The Tide Is Rising, So Are We: A Climate Movement Anthem is forthcoming in 2025. She was ordained by Hebrew College, and lives in Boston with her husband and son. Find her coaching practice and free resources on PDA @rabbishoshana on Instagram and at rabbishoshana.com.