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Solar eclipse is on the rise

August 20, 2017 by Amy White Leave a Comment

full solar eclipse

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

Times they are a changin’

July 6, 2017 by Amy White Leave a Comment

times

  TRUTHBOMB: This photo. Oh it’s not really “coach-like” nor is it particularly flattering. But when I see this, I see the real essence of who I am. This is pure joy. A moment captured that wasn’t staged or planned or expected. After the challenges and heartache I’ve faced over the past 10 months, I […]

Filed Under: Coaching Tagged With: advice, coaching, community, courage, guidance, healing, hope, love, trust

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

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

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

Saving “Amy”

July 24, 2015 by Amy White Leave a Comment

Saving

I recently saw the newly released documentary entitled “Amy” which stitches together home video, photographs, interviews and footage from Amy Winehouse’s hyper speed rise to fame and her struggles, successes and obstacles as she tried to navigate her life in the limelight. I cannot get this movie out of my mind. It’s not because of […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Caregivers, Mental Health General Tagged With: advice, advocacy, care, caregiver, coaching, community, compassion, courage, Fear, guidance, love, Mental illness, Mom, Mother, parenting, self love, stigma, support, trust, 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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