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Guest Post: Mental Illness, Parenting and Roller Coasters

July 20, 2015 by Amy White Leave a Comment

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That familiar whirling blur of anticipation, worry, hope and fear swirls in my gut. My palms sweat and my heart pounds faster. My mind races through what might happen this time, what might go wrong. I’m nesting again. It feels just like it did twenty-three years ago when I was expecting the birth of my […]

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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 […]

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Guest Post: Clouds

May 3, 2015 by Amy White Leave a Comment

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  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, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Caregivers Guest Post: Crisis in the Rearview

April 8, 2015 by Amy White Leave a Comment

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Crisis in the Rearview Guest Post, By Annie Slease “Writers write from what they know.” This has been my mantra for more than twenty years as a middle school English teacher, but I hadn’t ever put it to the test until my older son Jake suffered his first true mental health crisis. As a way of […]

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Caregivers Guest Post: Gifts of Caregiving

April 5, 2015 by Amy White 1 Comment

Caregiving

While the “official” Caregivers in the Spotlight month has concluded, if you are on my newsletter distribution you already know that we are going to continue to spotlight caregivers on this blog and in our Facebook community going forward! I am so excited to be able to make this space for sharing of stories from […]

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Caregivers Guest Post: Self Care Strategies

March 31, 2015 by Amy White 6 Comments

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I am excited and honored to end this Caregivers in the Spotlight month with a post from Kathleen Nelson Troyer. Kat and I met through a mutual friend not long after I relocated to the Bay Area. I admire her work, her path and her courage. I am grateful and humbled that Kat agreed to share […]

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Caregivers Guest Post: Mental Illness has a Name

March 27, 2015 by Amy White 2 Comments

Caregivers

I am honored and grateful for Deborah’s contribution as today’s Caregivers in the Spotlight guest blogger. Deborah was introduced to me through a mutual friend. Her story and the journey she is on with her son touches me deeply both as a mother and caregiver with similar experiences.  **************** Mental Illness Has a Name And […]

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Caregivers Guest Post: In Her Own Words

March 25, 2015 by Amy White 1 Comment

In today’s Caregivers in the Spotlight guest post, Brandi Gowan, author of the blog mydaughtersmind.com which chronicles her journey as a caregiver of a young daughter with mental illness, shares some of the challenges of caregiving in her own words. I recently met Brandi through a mutual social media contact and am grateful for the […]

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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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