In a world saturated with headlines about Israel, one voice cuts through the noise to ask a deeply personal and universally resonant question: "How the f*ck did I get here?". Join Shira in her Tel Aviv studio apartment as she launches a new podcast about the ordinary lives of people in an extraordinary place.

Navigating personal heartbreak is hard enough , but how do you process it while living in a country experiencing collective trauma and war? This episode explores the messy, contradictory ways we cope —from the tribal energy of a mountaintop festival to a raw conversation with a friend about what it means to stay and be strong. It’s a story about the guilt of grieving personal catastrophes amidst a national crisis , and the slow, difficult flight back to oneself.