Enjoy our first Healing Stories episode, featuring our guest from episode 22, Amie Carey.
Amie does an excellent job modeling the personal storytelling that we want to be the trademark of Healing Stories.
For more on Amie, her podcast “A Girl I Know”, and her advocacy efforts, please find her at www.agirliknow.org
I spent a long time on Ash Wednesday sitting in the candle light considering what I would dedicate myself to until Easter. I remembered 3 years ago I had chosen silence and solitude. That experience resulted in a weekend silence retreat and much contemplation of the power of language.
I have decided to do a similar practice this year.
Recently, I’ve noticed the momentum of bringing stress from work into my home. The drive from work to home is less than 3 miles and sometimes involves continued phone calls related to work. Without that transition time, the stress and attention to work may continue unmitigated. It is a bad habit, creating unintended stress for my family.
With this in mind, I chose to transition from work to home by going into my basement to spend time in intentional silence when I get home. The time in silence has proven throughout my life to serve as a reset. The resulting prayer and meditation leads me into a much more mentally healthy experience.
After a time in silence and focusing on my relationship with God, it is much easier to bring that sense of peace into my relationships with people.
I look forward to dedicating myself to silence and solitude.
Welcome to Season 2 of Revealing Voices!
Amie Carey is a mother of 3 from NYC who is passionate about changing the conversation around child and adolescent mental health. She has been an advocate for families in crisis for about 5 years. Amie wrote a blog about her family’s experience which then morphed into a podcast called “A Girl I Know” to share her story with a broader audience.
Her oldest daughter, Violet, has struggled with behavioral challenges from a very young age. It has changed her perspective on children, mental health, and stigma.
The decision for Violet to participate in wilderness therapy and the impact it has had on the family is the focus of the episode.
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Topics include:
Describe the experience of wilderness therapy for adolescents.
How did family and friends respond to decision for Violet to participate in this form of therapy?
What changes has Amie witnessed in Violet after her wilderness experience?
Why did Amie decide to start a podcast?
How was the decision made with Violet to share the family’s story publically?
What does healing mean to you?
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Shownotes:
NATSAP – National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs
Second Nature Wilderness Family Therapy
“The Journey of the Heroic Parent” book by Brady M. Reedy. One of Amie’s favorite books on parenting.
“On Writing: A Memoir on the Craft” by Stephen King. Mentioned as an excellent book about creativity
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Next Episode: Kevin Moore, Director of State of Indiana’s Division of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA)
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