Someone Had to Say It has been listed as one of the Top 10 globally ranked podcasts; it brings her great joy to interview interesting and influential people - authors, coaches, medical and religious experts among so many other varied talents.
When she isn’t working (which seems to be all the time), Julia is meddling into her sons' love lives, cooking for everyone around her and helping those in need. Julia’s passions have always been helping victims of human trafficking, victims of domestic violence and advocating for women’s rights.
In 2020 Julia published a comedic book about her life in the former Soviet Union called ‘No Smiling Allowed: Growing up in Soviet Russia and other funny stories from a Jewish immigrant’. It’s available in print edition or on Amazon Audible.
Heidi Shertok is a romance author, breast cancer survivor, and Jewish activist. She is a founding member of Artists Against Antisemitism, and Facebook group Jewish Women Talk About Romance Books and The Jewish Joy Book Club.
When she isn’t writing or arguing with bots on social media, she can be found talking to herself while admiring other people’s gardens, or hiking in heels.