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Healing is NOT a Competitive Sport

May 7, 2014 by Amy White 1 Comment

First, I want to say thank you so much to all of the readers who have commented on the Blog, Twitter and Facebook since my last post. I’m blown away by the response. I’m grateful and thankful for such a supportive and accepting reception for my big secret. (If you have not read it yet, […]

Filed Under: Mental Health General Tagged With: advice, advocacy, care, coaching, compassion, courage, Depression, Fear, guidance, letting go, love, Mental Health, Mental Health Support, Mom, Mother, parenting, running, social networking, stigma, support, understanding, writing

It’s Been A While….

March 1, 2014 by Amy White 1 Comment

It’s been a long time since I have posted to this blog. During the past several months I’ve written a number of posts, but never got around to publishing them.  For me, it was a plus that I was still writing, even though I wasn’t sharing my journey with all of you. The last six […]

Filed Under: Mental Health General Tagged With: advice, advocacy, care, coaching, community, compassion, courage, Depression, healthcare, Mental Health Support, Mental illness, Mother, parenting, social media, stigma, understanding, writing, yoga

The Scars We Choose

July 15, 2013 by Amy White 11 Comments

Scars that heal

 Lately I have been thinking about the things we do in life to commemorate or to remember a period of time. There are many ways we remember these times; some choose writing about experiences, or photographing important memorable items and still others choose to create a memorial or select an artifact to serve as a […]

Filed Under: Healing, Mental Health General, Mental Health Support, Parenting Tagged With: advice, advocacy, blame, care, coaching, community, compassion, courage, CPEP, cutting, Depression, Emergency Department, Fear, guidance, healthcare, hope, hospitalization, love, Mental Health, Mental Health Support, Mental illness, Mom, parenting, psych ward, self harm, support, teens, writing

A Chat about Blogging, Mental Health and Stigma Shattering: Guest Podcast

May 27, 2013 by Amy White 1 Comment

Happy Memorial Day to all of my US Readers!  This past week, I had the privilege and honor to represent Far From Paradise blog as a Podcast guest on my friend Darren’s blog Myriad of Ideas – a place to “Share and Learn”. During the podcast we chatted about blogging, mental health and shattering the […]

Filed Under: Mental Health General Tagged With: #MHBlogs, advice, advocacy, blame, coaching, community, compassion, congressional hearings, courage, CPEP, Depression, Emergency Department, expectations, Fear, healthcare, hope, hospitalization, love, Mental Health, Mental Health Support, Mental illness, Mother, parenting, procrastination, psych ward, social networking, stigma, support, yoga

It’s Their Journey

May 10, 2013 by Amy White 12 Comments

Spring has finally sprung up here in the northeast USA. It has been a long, cold winter as it is every year. As much as I dislike the cold and grey days, it truly allows me to appreciate when winter breaks and spring arrives. There is a buzz that I feel, like I can actually […]

Filed Under: Healing, Mental Health General, Parenting Tagged With: advice, advocacy, blame, care, coaching, community, compassion, congressional hearings, courage, CPEP, cutting, Depression, Emergency Department, expectations, Fear, guidance, healthcare, hope, hospitalization, letting go, love, Mental Health, Mental Health Support, Mental illness, Mom, Mother, Navigation, parenting, procrastination, psych ward, self, self love, social media, social networking, stigma, support, teens, trust, understanding, writing, yoga

Happy Belated Birthday, Far From Paradise!

April 7, 2013 by Amy White Leave a Comment

A couple of weeks ago (boy time does fly) this blog turned One Year old. It passed with very little fanfare and unfortunately without even a small celebration. Real life, as it is said, had gotten in the way. However, the anniversary of my first blog post is really something to celebrate and even more […]

Filed Under: Mental Health General Tagged With: advice, advocacy, anniversary, Birthday, blame, care, community, compassion, congressional hearings, courage, CPEP, Depression, Emergency Department, Fear, guidance, healthcare, hope, hospitalization, lawmakers, laws, love, Mental Health, mental health laws, Mental Health Support, Mental illness, Mom, Mother, Navigation, new year, parenting, psych ward, self, self harm, self love, social media, social networking, stigma, subcommittee, support, teens, trust, Twitter, understanding, violence, writing, yoga

The Answer is Blowing in the Wind

March 6, 2013 by Amy White 9 Comments

Over the past couple of days, I have been following along with the congressional hearings of the House Energy and Commerce oversight subcommittee on mental illness and violence, being held in response to the December 2012 Newtown, Conn. shootings. I have read a number of stories, essays and blog posts by parents who are participating […]

Filed Under: Mental Health General Tagged With: advice, advocacy, blame, care, community, compassion, congressional hearings, courage, CPEP, Depression, Emergency Department, Fear, guidance, healthcare, hope, hospitalization, lawmakers, laws, love, Mental Health, mental health laws, Mental Health Support, Mental illness, Mom, Mother, Navigation, parenting, psych ward, self, self harm, self love, social media, social networking, stigma, subcommittee, support, teens, trust, Twitter, understanding, violence, writing, yoga

No is Not the Right Answer

February 12, 2013 by Amy White 9 Comments

The following was originally published as a guest post on both The Mindstorm and Parents Like Us Club blogs on February 8, 2013.  Chrisa Hickey is the “Master-Mom” behind both of these blogs. She is also the mother of a child with mental illness, a powerful advocate and a voice for all whom the mental […]

Filed Under: Mental Health General Tagged With: advice, advocacy, blame, care, coaching, community, compassion, courage, CPEP, cutting, Depression, Emergency Department, expectations, Fear, guidance, healthcare, hope, hospitalization, letting go, love, Mental Health, Mental Health Support, Mental illness, Mom, Mother, parenting, self love, social media, social networking, stigma, support, teens, trust, Twitter, understanding, yoga

Mental Illness in the Crosshairs

January 28, 2013 by Amy White 1 Comment

  Over the past several months, there have been a number of incidents, tragedies actually, involving violence against unarmed, unsuspecting men, women and children. In these cases, some of the first reports that surfaced after the incidents were regarding the fact that the perpetrator “may” have had a background of either untreated or not effectively […]

Filed Under: Mental Health General Tagged With: advice, advocacy, Asperger’s, autism, blame, change, coaching, community, compassion, courage, CPEP, Depression, expectations, Fear, guidance, guns, healthcare, hope, media, Mental Health, Mental illness, parenting, self harm, self love, shame, social media, social networking, stigma, support, teens, trust, Twitter, understanding, violence, writing, yoga

Ad-Mission Impossible

May 4, 2012 by Amy White 4 Comments

admission cpec in-patient hospitalization

An armed security guard was our escort to the ward. As I followed my son and the guard, it was obvious that the path they chose to walk took us through the deepest bowels of the hospital. At one point it felt as though we had stepped back in time, as we walked through a […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Mental Health General, Mental Health Support, Parenting Tagged With: advice, advocacy, cutting, hospitalization, Mental Health, Mental illness, psych ward, support

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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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