Self-care Tips for Eating Disorders Caregivers to Use Now, by Becky Henry, CPCC
Your loved one is in a crisis and needs a parent/family caregiver who is in top form and ready to provide loving support without erasing your own dear self. It may feel greedy and selfish to do things for yourself. I get that-it seemed that way to me when I was in...
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Residential Eating Disorders Treatment; 3 Tips for Family Caregivers
by, Becky Henry, CPCC Becky Henry Founder of Hope Network Eating Disorder Family Support Family caregivers of those with eating disorders have often told me that it broke their hearts to take a child or other loved one to a Residential Treatment Center (RTC). Often...
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Communication Tips from HUG Kit, by Becky Henry, CPCC
When family members of those with eating disorders come to me in distress, one of the top topics on their minds is how to communicate with both their loved one and with the treatment team. Sadly, the treatment team has typically not met us when we were not in crisis...
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HUG Kits Education Topic Preview, by Becky Henry
When a loved one is diagnosed with a serious illness, some of us find we run and hide and pretend it’s not happening. Some of us will be frozen with fear, some will want to learn everything possible. And I’m sure there are dozens of other responses. What I know is...
read more HUG Kits Oxygen Mask Sneak Preview
In case you missed my newsletter on St. Patty's Day, you can catch it here on my blog. As we get closer to the launch of the HUG Kits on May 9th, I'm sharing tips from each of the 10 topics covered in the HUG Kit Guidebooks that accompany the 10 videos and the...
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Support Tips from the HUG Kits
Spring is here in the Northern Hemisphere after a long, rough winter for so many! We just arrived back in snow-covered Minnesota a few days ago and had the joy today of experiencing the first 50 degree F (above zero) day here on the tundra! While it is a joyful thing...
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3 Tips to Notice Emotions During Caregiving by, Becky Henry
After speaking at Rosewood Outpatient (thanks Dena Cabrera!) in Tempe, AZ with staff and parents about including parents in treatment and having shift happen, I’m back in California...now in the Central Coast Region. We’ve always heard it’s fun to drive the entire...
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Carolyn Costin’s Story, by Becky Henry
A true pioneer in the eating disorders field, Carolyn Costin generously shared her story so you can have hope. Please enjoy her revised chapter which will soon be in the Revised Second Edition of my book, Just Tell Her To Stop: Family Stories of Eating Disorders....
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Am I enabling my child’s eating disorder? By Becky Henry
Every day in the USA at least 23 people die from eating disorders. Full disclosure, I dislike the term “enabling” a lot. The line between being a supportive caregiver or parent, and enabling a family member struggling with an eating disorder can become blurry when...
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January Blahs, 3 Tips for Coping Now
Like it or not, the December holidays are over. And you have somehow survived, hopefully more or less intact. Many families of those with eating disorders and other mental health challenges are still reeling and trying to help loved ones. Many of you have had college...
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Has the Most Wonderful Time of Year Got You Down?
Does it seem like for everyone else, the holiday season is a time for peace, love and joy? Sometimes we believe that it’s perfect, love, light, fun, joy, sunshine and rainbows for everyone else. Usually that’s not true. For many caregivers it’s the most stressful,...
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4 Holiday Coping Tips for Caregivers to Use Now
For the majority, the holiday season is a time for family and joy. However, for those with eating disorders, it can be one of the most stressful times of the year. Thanksgiving, which typically revolves around food (like my favorite Scandinavian treat - Lefse) and...
read moreHow to Stop Rescuing Your Loved One in Recovery – Lessons from a Mamma Bear – by Becky Henry
When caregivers have our oxygen masks on and have been practicing loads of self care, we can be like the momma bear in this video who patiently waits for and believes in her cub. It’s so tempting when our loved ones in recovery are heading back down the...
read moreFEAR: Six Tips to use NOW as an Eating Disorders Caregiver
Parents and other caregivers of those with eating disorders you have so many valid fears to cope with daily. Simply taking the leap to get a loved one into treatment can bring on so many fears: What modality is best? Which treatment program should I...
read moreGood News from Becky Henry’s World
In case you missed my email news that went out today, here are the latest updates!So many exciting things happening here at Hope Network I could spend all day filling you in, here I'll just share 4 of them: (feel free to contact me if you want to hear...
read moreHope for Hopeless Parents of those with Eating Disorders – by Becky Henry
Hello parents & professionals, Parents and professionals alike tell me that parental distress is a major challenge during a child's treatment. Who wouldn't be in distress? When your child is being hijacked by one of these deadly brain illnesses it is...
read moreYour Child Has an Eating Disorder; 10 Tips to Use Now
The news can feel like waves of chaos. Education - My Top 10 Tips When a Child is Diagnosed with an Eating Disorder My Jan 24, 2018 article: What Parents and Health Care Professionals can Expect from Residential Eating Disorders Treatment, highlighted 15 points for...
read moreSorrow, Joy & Healing
Many of you have heard me talk about allowing joy and sorrow to co-exist. And I want you to know I walk this talk. No, it's not easy to do. Not easy at all. Very hard in fact. AND...it is possible.It doesn't always look a certain way. I'm not saying that they must...
read moreAre You Ready To Have SHIFT HAPPEN!
Fall 2018 SHIFT HAPPEN RETREAT UPDATE!SPECIAL OFFER THROUGH AUGUST 1 ONLY!Attend Becky's SHIFT HAPPENS RETREAT for only $987Give the gift of an experience to yourself now!Greetings!Are you still on the fence about attending the Fall SHIFT HAPPENS Retreat in Elkton,...
read moreCaregiver Support – 4 Essential Steps to do Today
Author, Becky Henry, CPCC, ACCWrites about her experiences as the premier coach for parents and other caregivers of those with eating disorders.You may recall from my article; What Parents and Health Care Professionals Can Expect from Residential Treatment...
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3 Reasons Caregivers Need Oxygen Masks on First
Author, Becky Henry, CPCC, ACC Writes about her experiences as the premier coach for parents and other caregivers of those with eating disorders. This could have been called, “10 Ways to Put Your Oxygen Mask On First Before Assisting Others” AND/but I can tell you...
read more4 Tips to be Calm with My Child Now – Becky Henry, CPCC, ACC
When a child or other loved one is away at treatment you’ll have many emotions. It is easy to have judgment about our emotions. AND, that is not necessary or helpful to us or our loved one. So when we can prepare for emotions, name them and accept them,...
read moreThree Tips for Caregivers when an Eating Disorder steals your Loved Ones Smile – by Becky Henry, CPCC, ACC
My friend and colleague, Johanna Kandel and Annabelle who are proof that recovery is possible.Seeing our new baby smile is a milestone that gets recorded in baby books. It gives us great joy to see our friends and family smile throughout our lives. A smile...
read moreBallistic Missle Threats, Gratitude, Self-Care and Valentine’s Day, Oh My!
Some of you know that I was in Hawaii in January 2018 when the State of Hawaii issued this warning to the cell phones of all Hawaiian islands: Understanding how my brain works (a scary concept I give you that) will help you see the connections in my title. Different...
read moreWhat Parents and Health Care Professionals Can Expect From Residential Eating Disorders Treatment, by Becky Henry, CPCC, ACC
Most of us were taught LITTLE or NOTHING about eating disorders before becoming parents or health care professionals or both! Even as we’ve fed our little ones and/or told parents of patients how to feed their little ones we most likely had no idea of the...
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