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Guest Post: Mental Illness, Parenting and Roller Coasters

July 20, 2015 by Amy White Leave a Comment

parenting

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 […]

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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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Guest Post: No More Excuses

May 26, 2015 by Amy White Leave a Comment

Excuses

Sometime in my twenties as a young mother and new teacher, I heard the saying: “Excuses are like belly buttons, everybody’s got one…” I believe the rest of the saying was “…and they’re all full of crud” or something like that. But for my purposes as both a teacher and a mom, I didn’t need […]

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Dear Caregiver: You are not Alone

May 20, 2015 by Amy White 4 Comments

waiting room

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 […]

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Caregivers Guest Post: In Her Own Words

March 25, 2015 by Amy White 1 Comment

In today’s Caregivers in the Spotlight guest post, Brandi Gowan, author of the blog mydaughtersmind.com which chronicles her journey as a caregiver of a young daughter with mental illness, shares some of the challenges of caregiving in her own words. I recently met Brandi through a mutual social media contact and am grateful for the […]

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This Week: Mental Illness in the News

March 20, 2015 by Amy White Leave a Comment

Mental Illness

The past two weeks have been so full of Caregiver’s Spotlight posts, shares and tips on the blog and in our Facebook Community that I decided to push last week’s Mental Illness in the News recap out and combine it with this week’s edition! There are so many good, thought-provoking, and well written news and blog […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Healing, Mental Health General, Mental Health Support, Parenting, Writing Tagged With: advice, advocacy, care, coaching, community, courage, Depression, Fear, guidance, healing, hope, hospitalization, letting go, love, Mental Health, Mental Health Support, Mom, news, parenting, self love, social media, social networking, teens, understanding, writing

Caregivers Guest Post: Loving and Living

March 18, 2015 by Amy White 7 Comments

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I am excited to share today’s Caregivers in the Spotlight guest post written by the other half of the amazing Klein duo, Barb Klein. Barb and I have this fantastic story of how our lives have criss-crossed over and over again since the time we first met when her husband Tom coached my older son’s little […]

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Caregivers Guest Post: Could Perseverance be Perfection?

March 15, 2015 by Amy White 4 Comments

Caregivers

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

Caregivers Guest Post: Who is the Caregiver?

March 11, 2015 by Amy White Leave a Comment

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I am excited to share today’s Caregivers in the Spotlight guest post written by a parent/caregiver who would like to remain anonymous*.  I met this author through social media and we very quickly realized that we had many similarities in our stories and experiences. By remaining anonymous, this author can share her story and light with […]

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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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