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JoAn Luban Gewirtz was inducted into the prestigious Homer Honor Society of International Poets. Many of her poems were selected by World of Poetry to be read at its annual conventions. Numerous poems were published in several anthologies including The Family Treasury of Great Poems, The National Library of Poetry, Voices Israel, and her own book, Finding Each Other. The author received a Legion of Honor Award from the Chapel of Four Chaplains for, “Assisting writers through her work as a Humanistic Poet.” A clinical psychotherapist born in Seattle, WA, JoAn Luban Gewirtz earned a Master’s Degree at Bryn Mawr College, and co-authored a ground-breaking thesis entitled, The Forgotten Population: A Comparative Study of Children Brought For Psychiatric Treatment and Their Siblings. This was a seminal investigation exploring the need of therapy for siblings of the child initially brought for treatment, to better diagnose and treat the emotional dynamics of the family. At the esteemed Irving Schwartz Institute for Children and Youth in Philadelphia, she practiced individual and group psychotherapy with children and parents, supervised graduate students from Bryn Mawr College in their field work, and conducted training seminars in individual therapy for psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists and social workers. Some of her presentations are included in this book. She also maintained an enduring private practice, conducting individual and group therapy sessions, helping countless individuals, couples and entire families.