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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 […]

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Dear Caregiver: You are not Alone

May 20, 2015 by Amy White 4 Comments

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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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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 […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Guest Post, Mental Health General, Mental Health Support, Parenting Tagged With: advice, advocacy, care, caregivers, coaching, community, compassion, crisis, Depression, expectations, Fear, guidance, healing, healthcare, hope, hospitalization, letting go, love, Mental Health, Mother, parenting, self, support, understanding, writing

Caregivers Guest Post: Could Perseverance be Perfection?

March 15, 2015 by Amy White 4 Comments

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I am excited to share today’s Caregivers in the Spotlight guest post written by Tom Klein. I met Tom many years ago when he coached my older son’s little league team . I am grateful that not only did I get to know Tom as a coach but over the years a friendship has developed between his family and mine. […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Guest Post, Healing, Mental Health General, Mental Health Support, Parenting Tagged With: advice, advocacy, blame, care, coaching, community, compassion, Depression, expectations, father, Fear, guidance, healing, healthcare, hope, hospitalization, letting go, love, Mental Health, Mental Health Support, parenting, perfection, self love, stigma, support, teens, understanding, writing

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

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

Peer Pressure

July 1, 2014 by Amy White 10 Comments

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  ***My hope is that this post will help parents and caregivers better understand the role that peer pressure can play in an adolescent’s mental health crisis, especially where cutting is involved*** One of the most startling experiences during my son’s mental health crisis was the realization that within his adolescent peer group, mental illness […]

Filed Under: Mental Health General, Mental Health Support, Parenting Tagged With: advice, advocacy, blame, care, coaching, compassion, courage, CPEP, cutting, Depression, expectations, healthcare, hope, hospitalization, letting go, love, Mental Health, Mental Health Support, Mental illness, Mom, parenting, social media, stigma, teens, understanding

Walking Away

May 20, 2014 by Amy White 1 Comment

“Walking away has nothing to do with weakness, and everything to do with strength.  We walk away not because we want others to realize our worth and value but because we finally realize our own” – Robert Tew In my last blog post, which was also a submission to the #iamsubject writing project (if you have not read […]

Filed Under: Mental Health General Tagged With: advice, advocacy, coaching, community, compassion, courage, expectations, guidance, hope, letting go, love, Mental Health Support, self, support, understanding, walking away, 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 […]

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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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