Mimi Zie­man is an author, physi­cian, and speak­er, active with Jew­ish Women’s Archive and Nation­al Coun­cil of Jew­ish Women, which award­ed her the Women Who Dare prize. Far from her New York roots, home is in Atlanta, where she doesn’t eat grits, bis­cuits, or col­lards, but loves her com­mu­ni­ty of friends and the canopy of trees which keeps her grounded.