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The Fear Factor

July 9, 2015 by Amy White Leave a Comment

Fear

Often when we think about fear, we associate it with things that we are unable or are afraid to do. Fear is a powerful emotion. Its internal alarm system in our bodies is useful because it lets us know when we are in danger, giving us the opportunity to make different choices in order to avoid harm […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Caregivers, Coaching, Mental Health General Tagged With: advice, advocacy, care, caregiver, caregivers, coaching, community, compassion, courage, Depression, expectations, Fear, guidance, hope, letting go, love, Mental Health, Mental illness, Navigation, self, self love, stigma, support, trust, understanding, writing

Out the Other Side of Crisis

June 6, 2015 by Amy White Leave a Comment

crisis

I decided to switch things up a little on the blog today and share a little bit more about the work that I get to do each day; though often it doesn’t feel like “work”. This is work that I love and believe me there have been many times along my career path when I […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Coaching, Healing, Mental Health General Tagged With: advice, advocacy, care, coaching, community, compassion, guidance, healing, letting go, love, Mental Health, Navigation, procrastination, social networking, support, trust, understanding

Guest Post: No More Excuses

May 26, 2015 by Amy White Leave a Comment

Excuses

Sometime in my twenties as a young mother and new teacher, I heard the saying: “Excuses are like belly buttons, everybody’s got one…” I believe the rest of the saying was “…and they’re all full of crud” or something like that. But for my purposes as both a teacher and a mom, I didn’t need […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Caregivers, Guest Post, Mental Health General, Mental Health Support, Parenting Tagged With: advice, advocacy, care, caregiver, caregivers, coaching, community, compassion, guidance, healing, hope, letting go, love, Mental Health, Mental illness, parenting, self love, support, understanding, writing

Dear Caregiver: You are not Alone

May 20, 2015 by Amy White 4 Comments

waiting room

Dear Caregiver, I see your eyes and I know how lost you feel right now. I can imagine your thoughts and all of the emotions you are feeling; angry, sad, mad and blaming all at the same time. You are in shock. This child or loved one that you have tried so hard to love through all […]

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Dear Sons on Mother’s Day

May 10, 2015 by Amy White 6 Comments

mother's

For those of you who have been following my story, you know that the last couple of Mother’s Days have been exceptionally difficult for me due in great part to the choice of my adult children to not have much or any relationship with me.  When I finally decided to share this information with my blog […]

Filed Under: Caregivers, Healing, Parenting, Writing Tagged With: advice, advocacy, blame, care, caregiver, caregivers, coaching, community, compassion, Depression, guidance, healing, letting go, love, Mental Health, Mom, Mother, parenting, self love, stigma, support, understanding

Guest Post: Clouds

May 3, 2015 by Amy White Leave a Comment

clouds

  Clouds What’s happened? The skies were blue, the roads were clear… And suddenly, it’s darkening. Down to one lane, slowing, darkness closing in. Where did the road go? Lost in a cloud, no guideposts beyond a faint blinking light ahead. Blindly inching forward, trusting that somehow we will get through, that we’ll be ok, […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Caregivers, Guest Post, Mental Health General, Parenting Tagged With: advice, care, caregiver, caregivers, coaching, community, compassion, courage, Fear, guidance, healing, hope, letting go, love, Navigation, parenting, self love, support, trust, understanding

Guest Post: Ask for Help

April 30, 2015 by Amy White Leave a Comment

Help

I am pleased to welcome back Susanne White, Caregiver Warrior, as today’s Guest Blogger! As Caregivers, it can often be difficult to ask for help and yet, trying to do it all on our own can have devastating affects on our mental and physical health and wellness. Without a strong support network, Caregivers can quickly find themselves […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Caregivers, Guest Post, Healing, Mental Health General Tagged With: advice, advocacy, care, caregiver, caregivers, coaching, community, compassion, courage, Fear, guidance, healing, help, hope, letting go, love, Mental illness, parenting, self, self love, support, understanding

Guest Post: Powerful Principles of Self Love

April 27, 2015 by Amy White 4 Comments

self love

A warm welcome to today’s Guest Blogger, Martha Tassinari, Founder and President of Holistic Recovery Solutions. Martha and I met through social media and realized almost immediately how aligned we are in the work that we do to support others.  From my own personal experience, as a Caregiver, I know first hand how powerful Self-love can be, both in […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Caregivers, Guest Post, Mental Health General, Mental Health Support Tagged With: advice, advocacy, care, caregiver, caregivers, coaching, community, compassion, Depression, Fear, guidance, healing, hope, letting go, love, Mental Health, self, self love, social networking, stigma, support, understanding

When the Silence is Deafening

April 19, 2015 by Amy White 1 Comment

silence

I recently read a statistic that said one in four people in the US experience some type of mental health challenge. This got me thinking, who are the other three? Having experienced a mental health crisis with my son just a couple years ago, I can tell you that from my personal experience the other […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Caregivers, Mental Health General, Mental Health Support, Parenting Tagged With: advocacy, blame, care, caregivers, coaching, community, compassion, courage, Depression, Fear, guidance, hope, hospitalization, letting go, love, Mental Health, Mental Health Support, Mental illness, parenting, silence, social media, stigma, support, understanding

This Week: Mental Illness in the News

April 10, 2015 by Amy White 3 Comments

Imagine for a minute that you are all settled in for a cross-country flight and suddenly you become aware of some commotion in the back of the plane. You might not think anything of it; maybe you intentionally turn your music or movie up so that it is not disturbing you. However, you then notice […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Mental Health General, Mental Health Support Tagged With: advice, advocacy, care, community, compassion, courage, crisis, Depression, Emergency Department, Fear, guidance, healing, healthcare, hope, hospitalization, Mental Health, Mental illness, Navigation, stigma, support, trust, understanding

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About Amy White

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I’m Amy White.

After my teenaged son's mental health crisis, I started offering parent & caregiver support services through my blog as well as coaching and advocacy work.

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