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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

A Caregivers Path

October 7, 2015 by Amy White Leave a Comment

A few months ago, I was asked to share my story with a local Caregivers organization. As I was reading it over the weekend, I realized that many of my readers may not know the story of how I became a Caregiver. If you are a Parent/Caregiver, welcome! I am glad to have you along on […]

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You Better Lose Yourself

August 24, 2015 by Amy White Leave a Comment

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“You better lose yourself in the music, the moment You own it, you better never let it go You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow This opportunity comes once in a lifetime” – Eminem (more) So here I am quoting Eminem right? Well I can tell you that this song […]

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Caregiving is a Team Effort

August 1, 2015 by Amy White Leave a Comment

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Life. We plan for it. We map it out. We work hard to accomplish our goals and meet our obligations. Suddenly, there is a bump in the road and we find ourselves dealing with a situation or set of situations that we could never have anticipated. I found myself in this very situation a few […]

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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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This Week: Mental Illness in the News

April 10, 2015 by Amy White 3 Comments

Imagine for a minute that you are all settled in for a cross-country flight and suddenly you become aware of some commotion in the back of the plane. You might not think anything of it; maybe you intentionally turn your music or movie up so that it is not disturbing you. However, you then notice […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Mental Health General, Mental Health Support Tagged With: advice, advocacy, care, community, compassion, courage, crisis, Depression, Emergency Department, Fear, guidance, healing, healthcare, hope, hospitalization, Mental Health, Mental illness, Navigation, stigma, support, trust, understanding

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: Gifts of Caregiving

April 5, 2015 by Amy White 1 Comment

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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

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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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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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