The death of a loved one is an inevitable, certain, unavoidable, and inexorable part of life. But grieving someone you don’t know can be just as intense.
Depression
Free 30-minute Counseling for Coronavirus Support
During these challenging times, anxiety, fear and depression are not uncommon emotions to experience. We are not comfortable in the unknown or with social distancing. Therefore, I am offering free 30-minute counseling sessions by phone, Facetime or Skype from March 30, 2020 to April 31, 2020.
How To Stop Your Negative Thoughts and Improve Your Quality of Life
How can you stop your thoughts from controlling your days and nights? It’s not as difficult as you might imagine. It takes a commitment, time and money if you choose to hire a therapist.
A Personal Guide to Healing From a Loss
Reprinted from Huffington Post | May 20, 2014 By Joan E. Childs On July 2, 1998, my beautiful 34-year-old daughter, Pam, a Ph.D. and clinical social worker, leaped to her death from a 15th-story window. Although her death gave every appearance of suicide, her executioner was her Bipolar 1 disorder. By the time she passed, […]
To Live or Die the Nature of Suicide
Why do people choose suicide? Is it always a conscious choice? The answer is not simple. When we know that self preservation is the strongest human need, how can we understand and explain the answer to this very complex question?
Joan E . Childs shares a personal story of loss and connection to Liza Long
I read the blog written by Liza Long with heartfelt sympathy and interest. I too am a mother recovering from the loss of a daughter who suffered from mental illness.