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Solar eclipse is on the rise

August 20, 2017 by Amy White Leave a Comment

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Sitting with the warm sun on my face, a breeze brushes the hair into my eyes, and suddenly a crow calls in the yard next door. I love to connect with the experiences I’m having as I take a few moments to get present in the energy of the upcoming full solar eclipse. This eclipse […]

Filed Under: Coaching, Healing, Writing Tagged With: advice, care, coaching, community, compassion, courage, guidance, healing, hope, letting go, love, self love, trust, writing

3 things I learned while balancing a career and life crisis

May 26, 2017 by Amy White Leave a Comment

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  A life crisis hits and for many of us that doesn’t change the fact that we must find a way to manage this challenging situation along with a full-time job, family responsibilities and extracurricular activities. I faced the same set of challenges when my then teenaged son, Josh, quickly spiraled into a mental health […]

Filed Under: Coaching, Mental Health General Tagged With: advice, advocacy, balance, care, career, coaching, Mental Health, Mental Health Support, Mother, Navigation, trust, work

The Journey Begins

July 22, 2016 by Amy White Leave a Comment

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The Journey: Until the moment I stepped into the Psychiatric Emergency Department at our local hospital, I had no idea the speed of my son’s breakdown. I was totally and completely floored. It wasn’t as though I didn’t know he was depressed; he’d been in counseling for years. I knew he disliked school and I had […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Caregivers, Coaching, Healing, Parenting, Writing Tagged With: advice, advocacy, care, caregiver, caregivers, coaching, compassion, Emergency Department, healthcare, hospitalization, letting go, Mental Health, Mental Health Support, Mental illness, Mother, parenting, psych ward, teens, trust, writing

Summer’s Here

July 17, 2016 by Amy White Leave a Comment

July is flying by and it’s been an exciting one so far! While summer may be the time for dancing in the streets, truth be told the weather here has been a little chilly! My friend Lisa from Healing From Burnout even posted a comparison of her Australian winter temperatures with ours here in the Bay […]

Filed Under: Caregivers, Coaching, Featured On, Parenting Tagged With: advice, advocacy, blame, care, caregiver, caregivers, coaching, community, compassion, guidance, healing, hope, Mom, Mother, parenting, writing

What a Difference a Year Makes

May 17, 2016 by Amy White Leave a Comment

Sometimes the only way out is up The latest news from Amy White: May is halfway over and I really cannot believe how quickly time is flying this year! Are you feeling the same way? There feels like such a blur of time and space for me and I often catch myself not only wondering […]

Filed Under: Mental Health Support, Parenting, Writing Tagged With: advice, advocacy, care, caregiver, coaching, community, compassion, courage, guidance, healing, hope, letting go, love, Mental Health, Mom, Mother, parenting, self love, support, understanding, writing

A Different Day

May 8, 2016 by Amy White Leave a Comment

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If you have been reading the blog for awhile, you have no doubt come across my post from a few years ago where I finally share the story of how both my children estranged themselves from me (If you missed it, you can read it here)  Since the truth telling post, which was incredibly empowering to […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Caregivers, Healing Tagged With: advice, advocacy, care, caregiver, caregivers, coaching, community, compassion, courage, healing, hope, letting go, love, Mental Health Support, Mental illness, Mom, Mother, parenting, self, self love, social media, stigma, support, teens, trust, understanding

One True Love

April 11, 2016 by Amy White 2 Comments

This post was originally published as part of Be Love Month on Kathleen Nelson Troyer’s Gently Moving Forward site.  Sometimes our life lessons come easy, but most often they are difficult, messy and uncomfortable. Yet, it is in these dark and challenging times that our greatest opportunity for healing exists. I’ve been through a number of […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Caregivers, Coaching, Healing, Parenting, Writing Tagged With: advocacy, care, caregiver, caregiving, coaching, compassion, courage, guidance, healing, hope, letting go, love, Mom, Mother, parenting, self, self love, support, trust, understanding

Exciting News

March 31, 2016 by Amy White Leave a Comment

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Exciting News: It’s official! This past week I signed an agreement with Motivational Press to publish the book I’ve written about my journey as a Caregiver. I cannot wait to share this book with you all! Stay tuned for more information! PRESS RELEASE Contact: Janet Carson (760) 208-4990 Janet@JustinSachsCompanies.com MOTIVATIONAL PRESS  TO PUBLISH CLOSER TO […]

Filed Under: Healing, Parenting, Writing Tagged With: advice, advocacy, blame, care, caregiver, caregiving, coaching, compassion, courage, Depression, Fear, healing, letting go, love, Mental Health Support, Mom, Mother, parenting, self love, understanding, writing

Living Life Out Loud

February 17, 2016 by Amy White 4 Comments

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It’s been a while since I’ve written a post here. Oh, there are many reasons for the delay. Back at the end of November, I finished the more than one-year process of writing my book- writing, editing, scrapping, and writing some more. You get the picture! When I finished the project and called the book […]

Filed Under: Caregivers, Coaching, Healing, Mental Health Support, Parenting Tagged With: advice, advocacy, care, caregiver, coaching, community, compassion, courage, healing, hope, letting go, love, Mother, self love, support, understanding, writing

Caring for the Caregiver

November 15, 2015 by Amy White Leave a Comment

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Caring for the needs of a loved one is often incredibly rewarding. Knowing that the best care decisions are being made and that the paperwork, insurance claims and many other day-to-day needs of the loved one are being addressed, should help caregivers sleep better at night. But are they sleeping? One of the most challenging […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Caregivers, Healing, Mental Health Support, Parenting Tagged With: advice, advocacy, blame, care, caregiver, caregivers, community, compassion, courage, CPEP, Depression, Emergency Department, Fear, guidance, healing, hope, hospitalization, letting go, love, Mom, Mother, parenting, self, self love, self-care, support

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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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