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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

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

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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

Out the Other Side of Crisis

June 6, 2015 by Amy White Leave a Comment

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I decided to switch things up a little on the blog today and share a little bit more about the work that I get to do each day; though often it doesn’t feel like “work”. This is work that I love and believe me there have been many times along my career path when I […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Coaching, Healing, Mental Health General Tagged With: advice, advocacy, care, coaching, community, compassion, guidance, healing, letting go, love, Mental Health, Navigation, procrastination, social networking, support, trust, understanding

Guest Post: Clouds

May 3, 2015 by Amy White Leave a Comment

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  Clouds What’s happened? The skies were blue, the roads were clear… And suddenly, it’s darkening. Down to one lane, slowing, darkness closing in. Where did the road go? Lost in a cloud, no guideposts beyond a faint blinking light ahead. Blindly inching forward, trusting that somehow we will get through, that we’ll be ok, […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Caregivers, Guest Post, Mental Health General, Parenting Tagged With: advice, care, caregiver, caregivers, coaching, community, compassion, courage, Fear, guidance, healing, hope, letting go, love, Navigation, parenting, self love, support, trust, understanding

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: 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 […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Guest Post, Healing, Mental Health Support Tagged With: advice, advocacy, care, caregiving, community, compassion, courage, elder care, Fear, guidance, healing, healthcare, hope, letting go, love, Mother, Navigation, self love, social media, support, Twitter, understanding

This Week: Mental Illness in the News

March 6, 2015 by Amy White Leave a Comment

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Week-ending March 6, 2015: In this week’s installment of Mental Illness in the News, I want to spotlight one particular news item that really resonated with me. The post, How Should We Talk About Mental Health, written by Thu-Huong Ha, Ideas.Ted.com Author, focuses on thoughts and ideas around how we should talk about Mental Illness (link […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Healing, Mental Health General, Mental Health Support Tagged With: advice, advocacy, blame, care, coaching, compassion, courage, Depression, Fear, guidance, healing, healthcare, hope, hospitalization, letting go, love, Mental Health, Mental Health Support, Mental illness, Navigation, parenting, self, self love, social media, social networking, stigma, support, teens, understanding, writing

Caregivers in the Spotlight

March 1, 2015 by Amy White 4 Comments

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During the month of March, the Mental Health Caregiver and caregiving will be the focus on the blog. We want to shine light on these amazing heroes, provide a place where they can feel understood, and share wellness and self-care information that can be useful when managing through a health crisis of any kind. There […]

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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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