Born in London in 1953 to Jewish refugees from Hitler’s Europe, Helen Joyce graduated from University College, London with BSc (Hons) in Psychology. After relationship counselling training and some years of clinical research, Helen took up teaching. She taught Psychology in Colleges of Further Education around London and at Immanuel College, Bushey where she was Head of Sixth Form. She retired to Israel in 2013 together with her husband Alan. The couple is blessed with three children, children-in-law and a brood of growing grandchildren. Helen enjoys swimming, gardening, reading, quizzes, word games and writing.