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Loving Heart Wide Open

February 13, 2015 by Amy White Leave a Comment

Loving Heart Wide Open

This post was originally published as part of Gently Moving Forward‘s Be Love Month Does it feel like everywhere you look these days, there are reminders that it’s February, the month of love? How often do you see a commercial or hear a radio spot about love and think “ugh, really, blah blah blah”? I […]

Filed Under: Healing, Mental Health General, Writing Tagged With: advice, coaching, compassion, healing, hope, letting go, love, Mental Health, Mom, Mother, parenting, self love, social networking, support, Twitter, writing

Guest Post: The Breaking of all that was Whole

February 6, 2015 by Amy White 3 Comments

Today’s guest post author shared that he wrote this piece after reading the Tao through several times. In it, he explores the things in our lives that we create that brings about separation and disconnection from each other. It also speaks indirectly about the battles, the breaking, that can occur within each of us; good versus evil, sickness versus […]

Filed Under: Guest Post, Mental Health General, Writing Tagged With: community, compassion, Fear, healing, hope, letting go, Navigation, self, stigma, understanding, writing

I Don’t Need to be Fixed

February 3, 2015 by Amy White 9 Comments

Have you ever experienced a time when someone says something pretty benign to you and yet, it hits that tender spot deep in your soul? You know the comments that bring you back to when you were a child, that make you feel shameful or like you just can’t get it right? I imagine that each of […]

Filed Under: Healing, Mental Health Support, Writing Tagged With: advice, blame, coaching, compassion, Fear, guidance, healing, hope, letting go, love, Mental Health, parenting, self love, support, trust

Hope Blooms

January 17, 2015 by Amy White 1 Comment

When I first started writing my blog, the focus was specific to sharing my lessons learned and journey as I supported my son through his mental health crisis and aftercare. I felt compelled to share and provide insight as to the pitfalls, the challenges, and the maze of process that came along with this experience. […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Guest Post, Healing, Mental Health General, Mental Health Support, Writing Tagged With: advice, advocacy, coaching, community, compassion, guidance, healing, hope, Mental Health, Mental Health Support, self, self love, support, understanding

The More We Leave Behind

January 2, 2015 by Amy White 18 Comments

This year is going to be THE year to start putting our visions into action, make the changes we’ve been wanting and live our best year yet! The more we leave behind, the lighter we will travel towards our destination!

Filed Under: Healing, Mental Health Support, Writing Tagged With: advice, coaching, community, compassion, expectations, Fear, guidance, healing, hope, letting go, love, Mental Health, Mom, running, self, self love, social networking, support, understanding

2015 On Purpose

November 29, 2014 by Amy White Leave a Comment

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Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: advice, coaching, community, compassion, guidance, hope, letting go, love

What Do You See?

November 17, 2014 by Amy White 8 Comments

This past weekend, I had the opportunity to attend a writing and yoga retreat in the hills of Soquel, CA. It was a weekend of literally and figuratively “Coming Home”, a time that was quiet, meditative and introspective for me. I’ve decided to do things a bit different today and share one of my pieces from this wonderful weekend…

Filed Under: Healing, Mental Health General, Writing Tagged With: community, courage, healing, hope, letting go, love, meditation, Mental Health, observation, self, self love, writing, yoga

Leaving it all Behind

November 6, 2014 by Amy White 6 Comments

    When I returned from my trip to Northern California back in August, after attending the BlogHer’14 conference, I wrote about how impactful the trip had been for me and that I could see myself living in the Bay Area. (I wrote a little bit about it here). Even on the flight home I […]

Filed Under: Healing, Parenting, Writing Tagged With: advice, advocacy, community, compassion, expectations, Fear, healing, hope, letting go, Mental Health, Mother, self love, support, trust, understanding, writing

Guest Post: The Concept Of Self Value

October 29, 2014 by Amy White Leave a Comment

So thrilled to feature our first guest post here on the blog; the subject is Self Value and finding your worth as you look through the sometimes dark and cloudy lens of depression.

Filed Under: Guest Post, Healing, Mental Health Support, Writing Tagged With: advice, compassion, Depression, healing, hope, hospitalization, letting go, love, Mental Health, Mental Health Support, Mental illness, self love, teens, writing

The Fault Lines in my Heart

August 15, 2014 by Amy White 5 Comments

As part of my trip to California last month, I spent some time in the East Bay with some very good friends. I love that area of San Francisco and am honestly working a plan to get myself out there on a more permanent basis; especially after the long, cold winter the eastern portion of […]

Filed Under: Healing, Parenting, Writing Tagged With: advice, advocacy, coaching, compassion, Depression, guidance, healing, hope, letting go, love, Mental Health, Mom, Mother, parenting, teens, understanding, writing

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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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