Struggle, growth, hope. Amie is a mental health advocate and mother of a daughter who has taken their family on an intense journey. Get inspired to share, learn new ideas, and ditch the shame and stigma in this conversation. We have all struggled. You are not alone.
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Our daughter graduated from therapeutic boarding school. This is the episode where you can hear our speeches, and also reflect on the human connection in struggle and triumph. End of the first season! Please listen and share.
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Episode 24: The Best and Beast of Anxiety
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Anxiety: a distortion, a shapeshifter, a robber, (thank you Meredith). This episode is all about dealing with tons of conflicting emotions at once, the spiral of anxiety and the reality of how much you can actually change and control. Please listen and share!
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Episode 23: Fear of the Unknown
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Our daughter was set to graduate from her therapeutic school. Being brave in the face of unknown outcomes doesn’t feel natural but our brains are amazing and we can do this. Be inspired to trust yourself. We can do this.
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Episode 22: Shine That Self Esteem
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Our daughter was learning self love again, precious perspective and the faith that things could get better. Find some awesome reminders to be your best self, love it, and persevere through challenges with your self-belief leading the way. Be your best, live to your potential.
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Episode 21: Teach Me Perseverance
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Effecting great change and maintaining it. Our daughter was learning how to be consistent and persevere even when things felt better, and even when it was really hard. I needed to do it too! This one is a little more upbeat for those who need some lighter love:) Thank you all! Amie
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Episode 20: Ditching the Stigma
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In this episode, we do a little recap. We also remind ourselves about getting rid of judgment, making real progress, patience and enjoying the ups in spite of the downs.
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Episode 19: Personality Fun
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Yay! A lighter post:) This episode is all about personality tests, understanding how to manage relationships and be your most effective self. It is packed with colors, descriptors and fuel for navigating the beauteous diversity of life. Enjoy!
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Episode 18: Just Let Us Feel It
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This episode is in honor of missing someone, the incredibly vast human experience, and the courage it takes to actually feel it.
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Episode 17: Growth is Not Linear
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Change and growth are not straight lines. Dealing with the disappointment of the backslide, and teaching myself resiliency. Keeping hope alive!
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Episode 16: The Homecoming
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After 6 months, she finally came home. Positivity, compassion, second chances.
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Episode 15: Sacred Siblings
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Truly consider how pivotal siblings are to your development in this episode. Our kids reunite after 5 months of being apart. Tons of great quotes too! Please listen and share!
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Episode 14: Attach Me To You
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Get the download on the first psychological building block as you try to understand your child, yourself, your world. The Attachment Theory in all its glory.
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Episode 13: VIOLET SPEAKS!
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Violet in her own words. My daughter let me interview her, she was 11. Then she let me share it. Amazing. To mirror her sentiments - make the most of your experiences.
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Episode 12: A Goodbye Girl
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We finally had our daughter after 3 long months. And now we had to bring her to school and say goodbye again. What really changes habits? I had to stay focused on the long term goal. And there we went, to boarding school.
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Episode 11: Accepting the Present
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After 84 days, we finally got to see our daughter. The rush of the reunion, the acceptance of the moment, living in the present. Amazing reminders for life!
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Episode 10: Growth and Gratification
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This is the first time we heard major change in our daughter messages, and it prompted major change in me. Grow together, challenge yourselves, achieve long term goals. Hard, but true.
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Episode 09: The Comfort of Company
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This episode is all about the first time we really realized we weren't alone. Be brave, share vulnerably. You truly are not alone.
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Episode 08: The Mindful Woods
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In this episode, we understand the power of the most mindful experience - total disconnection from the world and it's distractions, deep in the woods at Wilderness Therapy. A focus on just you. We should all be so lucky.
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Episode 07: Self Care Ain't Selfish
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A reminder to heal yourself as your kids get help, and how our bodies respond.
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Episode 06: What the Heck is Wilderness?
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Ever want to know the real details? Woods, fire, disconnection from the world, therapy.
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Episode 05: Leaving Your Child
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When our daughter begged for help and we thought we had done everything, we tried Wilderness Therapy. This episode is the daunting emotional trial of actually leaving your young child. So unnatural, so scary, and so hopeful all at the same time.
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Episode 04: Hitting the Wall
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The reality of watching your child continue to struggle when you felt like you have tried everything. Past the point of knowing what to do next, here is what Amie turned to. This is when she get phone calls the most, so she offers the real beginning of her journey to everyone, not just those who call. (And you are all welcome to call Amie).…
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Episode 03: The Mysteries of Meds
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Medicine, kids, brains, and the agonizing trials. Amie shares her own and her daughter's tough times finding what was right. Join her to ask about the new tests and potentially quicker relief. This is indeed a super provocative subject. Don't fear it, get into it.
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Episode 02: The Fear Of Figuring It Out
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Your kid doesn't fit the typical box, now what? And what the heck are all these evaluations anyway? Amie will take you through her run-in with the "testing weirdness," and special guest Dr. Jennifer Zeisz will help us break it down, and see the child through "the appropriate lens." Meet your whole child, not just the behaviors. www.jenniferzphd.com…
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Meet Amie. She is a mom of a girl who struggles. In this episode, she challenges people to change their perception of the child mislabeled. Bad behaviors should be indicators of internal strife; no child wants to be bad. Welcome to her family's journey with mental health, healing and hope.
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