An Evening at Fisher Island and an Afternoon at Magianno’s February and March were great months for speaking. I had the privilege of presenting LIFE AFTER LOSS at Fisher Island in February at the invitation of Scott Vogel, the Spa’s director and at Maggiano’s Italian Restaurant, where I presented WOMEN OF THE 21st CENTURY by […]
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WHY DID SHE JUMP? ARTICLE POSTED IN THE HOLLYWOOD GAZETTE!!
Please check out Darline Pistocchi’s article as posted by the Hollywood Gazette http://www.hollywoodgazette.com/wp/index.php/why-did-she-jump-hollywood-mom-shares-her-daughters-battle-with-bipolar-disorder/ Joan E. Childs has been in private practice as a psychotherapist (LCSW) for nearly 40 years in Broward and Dade counties. She is also a resident of Hollywood for the past fourteen years living in West Lake Village and the mother of five. […]
THE DONALD! OMG – Joan E. Childs, LCSW & Inspirational Keynote Speaker
I never considered writing a political blog. It’s not my forte, but as a practicing psychotherapist, I felt compelled to post something on the psychodynamics and pathological behavior of the Republican nominee for president, Donald J Trump. As I see it, we are in serious trouble if he becomes our next president. In my opinion, […]
Keynote Inspirational Speaker – “Compelling Story” Review by Kathy Kaether
Joan grabs her audience with her compelling story of a great family struck in the heart by her daughters’ suicide. Joan’s passion for helping families to understand mental illness really shows. We learned that no matter what we do, the risk of losing a child with mental illness is an ever-present danger. Kathy Kaether […]
Keynote Inspirational Speaker – Review by Christine Williams
As a member of Compassionate Friends of Boca Raton, a bereaved parents support group, I was pleased to meet Joan Childs at our last meeting. She spoke to our group about the tragic loss of her daughter and what she went through. She was very cordial and composed but I could feel her compassion for […]
Keynote Inspirational Speaker – “Enlightening talk” REVIEW By President, Edna Einhorn NAMI Broward, Inc
I am writing thank you for your enlightening talk on Mental Health and the issues that caused the greatest tragedy in your life, the death by suicide of your daughter Pam. Our members and friends learned about Pam and her struggle with Bi-Polar disorder and how suddenly your life was changed. We saw the emotion […]
LIFE AFTER LOSS: VICTIM, SURVIVOR OR THE PHOENIX? My choice! by Joan E. Childs
On July 2, 1998, where this story begins. LIFE AFTER LOSS: Victim, Survivor or the Phoenix? My choice… My 34-year-old brilliant and beautiful daughter leaped to her death from the window of her father’s fifteen-story apartment. After the shock and grief swept through me like an emotional tsunami, I realized I had choices. Would I […]
Why Did She Jump? Audible and Kindle Edition
There is one day in Joan Childs’ life that she wishes she could do over: the day her daughter, Pam, a brilliant psychotherapist, plunged from a 15-story building to her death. In this vivid memoir, Childs (herself a psychotherapist) explains how her daughter’s life was taken by the most unforgiving of executioners: bipolar disorder. […]
IT’S OFFICIAL! I’m an Academy Member of NSA and FSA!
I have so much to share and to give to the masses, that the muse that lives inside me won’t allow me to consider my age, my topic, or the money, effort and time it will take to manifest. I have always been a Phoenix or sort, and at this age, I cannot stop […]
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