Appearances & Media
I love communicating and interacting with all kinds of audiences about my areas of passion. See my Speaking page for a list of some of the topics I address most frequently. Please contact me if you’re interested in scheduling a speaking or media engagement.
In the meantime, here’s where you can find me speaking in the near future:
- The River Conference, Plano, TX, March 19-20, 2021
- Southeast Christian Church, Louisville, KY, April 2021
- Perseverance Conference, (virtual conference hosted in Ontario, Canada), May 1, 2021
- American Association of Christian Counselors World Conference, Orlando FL, September 15-18, 2021
Here are some of my most recent media interviews:
Read some of my published articles and interviews related to my books:
- “Blessed Are the Unsatisfied” (Frank Viola)
- Mental Illness: 7 Practices for Ministering Well–Even if You’re Not A Mental Health Professional” (Missio Alliance)
- Author Amy Simpson on the “No-Casserole Illness” (The Weary Christian)
- Let Your Hunger Lead You to Hope (Mental Health Grace Alliance)
- Guest Blog: Let Your Longings Lead You to Hope (Sparks of Redemptive Grace)
- Unsatisfied? Consider Yourself Blessed (Evangelicals for Social Action)
- Embracing the Unsatisfied Life (SmallGroups.com)
- Your Disappointment Doesn’t Scare God (Key Ministry)
- Hope for the Unsatisfied (Elisa Morgan’s Really blog)
- What Are You Leading People to Expect from Jesus? (WomenLeaders.com)
- Blessed Are the Unsatisfied (CT Women)
- Is Filling that ‘God-Shaped Hole’ God’s Plan for Our Lives? (Christianity Today)
- Interview with Author & Speaker Amy Simpson (Bipolar Brave)
- Fort Lauderdale, the Law, and Love (Evangelicals for Social Action)
- Don’t Be Proud of Your Busyness (Relevant)
- Who Profits from Your Worry? (Evangelicals for Social Action)
- Worried? Try Letting Go (Margaret Feinberg)
- Samaritans Radar, suicide prevention and the limits of social networking (Think Christian)
- Sunday Refreshments with Amy Simpson: Choosing Faith in a World of Worry (Litfuse Publicity)
- How the anti-vaccination movement turns a blind eye toward history (Think Christian)
- What the Ebola Panic Reminds Us about Worry (Her.meneutics)
- Moms, Those Children Are Not Yours (Today’s Christian Woman)
- When Worry Fuels Your Mind (Today’s Christian Woman)
- Anxious? Then Click Here to Recalibrate! (4Word Women)
- Worried Moms, Let It Go! (The Laundry Moms)
- Mental Illness & the Church (Rachel Held Evans)
- Light in a Clouded Darkness (In Touch Magazine)
- A Church for Troubled Minds (Evangelicals for Social Action)
- Evangelicals, You Are Wrong about Mental Illness (ChurchLeaders.com)
- Troubled Minds: Mental Illness and the Church’s Mission (Jamie Arpin-Ricci)
- Troubled Minds: How Does God Redeem Mental Illness? (Mind & Soul)
- Spiritual Wholeness, Mental Illness? (Kelli Trujillo)
- The Power of a Resolution (Chosen Families)
- Coffee Talk: Troubled Minds and the Church’s Mission (A Sista’s Journey)
- Mental Illness: One Simple Way to Help (The Exchange: A Blog by Ed Stetzer)
- Friday Five Interview: Amy Simpson (Out of Ur)
- God’s Purpose and Mental Illness (Daniel Darling)
- Mental Illness–We Can Help (Midday Connection blog)
- A Call to the Church (Church4EveryChild)
- Your Small Group Can Help People Affected by Mental Illness (SmallGroups.com)
- “Crazy Talk”: How We Characterize Mental Illness (Her.meneutics)
- When Mental Illness Comes Home (Trochia)
- 6 Ways Churches Should Be More Like Libraries (Q Ideas)
- Does Your Church Inadvertently Hurt People with Mental Illness? (Church4EveryChild)
- Can Our Mental Health Care System By Healed? (Relevant)
- Sunday Refreshments: A Q&A with Amy Simpson (Part 1) (Litfuse)
- Sunday Refreshments: A Q&A with Amy Simpson (Part 2) (Litfuse)
- Ways to Help People with Mental Illness and Their Families (Today’s Christian Woman)
- Out of the Shadow of Mental Illness (Today’s Christian Woman)
- Mental Illness Is No Laughing Matter (Today’s Christian Woman)
- Loving the 26 Percent (ChristianityToday.org)
- Addressing Depression and Suicide in Your Church (Building Church Leaders)
- Letters from Home (PRISM Magazine)
- Overcoming Mental Illness’ Stigma in the Church: An Interview with Amy Simpson (Patheos)
- Christians Can’t Ignore the Uncomfortable Reality of Mental Illness (Her.meneutics)
- When New Moms Can’t Stop Worrying (Her.meneutics)
- In ‘Silver Linings Playbook,’ Hollywood Finally Gets Mental Illness (Her.meneutics)
- Mental Illness: What Is the Church’s Role? (Q Ideas)
- Mental Illness, Violence and Call for the Church (Think Christian)
- The Surprising Truth About Mental Illness (Her.meneutics)
- Mother to the Motherless (Today’s Christian Woman)
- What Jason Russell’s Mental Breakdown Shows Us about Ourselves (Her.meneutics)
- Through a Glass, Darkly (Leadership Journal)
Here are some media mentions and reviews: