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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

January 2011: A Page from the Past

December 5, 2016 by Amy White Leave a Comment

January

An excerpt from Closer to Paradise: A Mother’s Journey through Crisis and Healing January 2011 He’s been in the hospital for eight days. I’m doing the best I can to be there for Josh in every way possible. I am still mourning the loss I feel knowing that he won’t be coming back to live […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Caregivers, Mental Health General Tagged With: advice, advocacy, blame, caregiver, compassion, courage, Fear, healing, hope, letting go, love, Mental Health, Mother, parenting, self love, support, understanding, writing

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

Caregiving and Pitfalls after Crisis

May 30, 2016 by Amy White Leave a Comment

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Recently I had the privilege of sharing an hour on Life Transitions with Nancy Mae, News for the Soul Radio. Nancy and I talked about the challenges of Caregiving and how my own personal journey, supporting my son through crisis, inspired my work with Caregivers and those desiring to thrive after crisis. During this interview, […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Caregivers, Coaching, Mental Health General, Parenting Tagged With: advice, advocacy, caregiver, caregivers, coaching, community, guidance, hope, letting go, love, Mental Health, Mother, parenting, support, understanding

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 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 […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Caregivers, Coaching, Mental Health General, Mental Health Support, Parenting Tagged With: advice, advocacy, care, caregiver, caregivers, coaching, community, compassion, courage, CPEP, Emergency Department, Fear, guidance, healing, healthcare, hospitalization, letting go, love, Mental Health, Mental Health Support, Mental illness, Mom, Mother, parenting, psych ward, self, self love, social media, social networking, stigma, support, teens, trust, Twitter, understanding

You Better Lose Yourself

August 24, 2015 by Amy White Leave a Comment

Lose yourself

“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 […]

Filed Under: Caregivers, Coaching, Healing, Mental Health Support, Parenting Tagged With: advice, advocacy, blame, care, caregiver, caregivers, coaching, community, compassion, courage, Fear, guidance, healing, healthcare, hope, hospitalization, letting go, love, Mental Health, Mental Health Support, Mental illness, Mother, parenting, self, self love, social media, stigma, support, teens, understanding, writing

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 […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Caregivers, Coaching, Mental Health Support, Parenting Tagged With: advice, advocacy, blame, care, caregiver, coaching, community, compassion, courage, guidance, healing, healthcare, hope, letting go, love, Mental Health, Mental Health Support, Mental illness, Mother, Navigation, parenting, self, self love, stigma, support, understanding, writing

Guest Post: Mental Illness, Parenting and Roller Coasters

July 20, 2015 by Amy White Leave a Comment

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That familiar whirling blur of anticipation, worry, hope and fear swirls in my gut. My palms sweat and my heart pounds faster. My mind races through what might happen this time, what might go wrong. I’m nesting again. It feels just like it did twenty-three years ago when I was expecting the birth of my […]

Filed Under: Caregivers, Guest Post, Mental Health General, Mental Health Support, Parenting Tagged With: advice, advocacy, blame, care, caregiver, caregivers, community, compassion, Depression, guidance, healing, hope, hospitalization, letting go, love, Mental Health, Mental Health Support, Mental illness, Mom, Mother, Navigation, parenting, self love, social media, stigma, support, teens, trust, understanding, writing

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 […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Caregivers, Coaching, Mental Health General Tagged With: advice, advocacy, care, caregiver, caregivers, coaching, community, compassion, courage, Depression, expectations, Fear, guidance, hope, letting go, love, Mental Health, Mental illness, Navigation, self, self love, stigma, support, trust, understanding, writing

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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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