Life After Loss: Joan E. Childs Speaks on From Mourning to Meaning

Joan E. Childs discusses how she lost her daughter to bipolar disorder and her mission to help others who have suffered loss and to eradicate the stigma of mental illness.

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LIFE AFTER LOSS: Victim, Survivor or The Phoenix?

On July 2, 1998, her 34-year-old daughter, Pam, leaped to her death from a 15 story window. Pam’s executioner was bipolar disorder. Joan’s personal story resonates with every parent’s worst nightmare. It highlights mental illness, our sub-standard mental health system and the impact it has on families. Her personal tragedy and recovery spawned her desire to become an inspirational keynote professional speaker so she could share her journey with others who suffered the same tragedy. Her mission is to get the stigma and shame out of mental illness as well as provide steps to healing from loss. Joan’s story exemplifies courage, hope, and personal empowerment. Her message changes lives.

Joan E Childs, LCSW is a renowned psychotherapist, inspirational speaker and author of Do You Hate the One You Love: Strategies For Healing and Saving Your Relationship. In private practice since 1978, she specializes in individual and couple’s therapy, grief therapy, EMDR, NLP, inner child work and codependency. Learn more about her services at www.joanechilds.com.