Adapting to Living with Eating Disorders During a Pandemic, by Becky Henry, CPCC
Learning to live in the new reality of having a child with an eating disorder is a process of acceptance that takes a while. And doing that in the middle of a worldwide pandemic adds extra layers of complications and distress to your already mile high cake of chaos....
Can we Be Okay if Our Kids Don’t Recover From an Eating Disorder?, by Becky Henry, CPCC
After listening to this interview https://youtu.be/wN_uzn9ct8w of Carolyn Costin today about Authenticity I got to thinking about what might be possible if parents and other family caregivers were able to embrace this concept of non-judgment or impartiality about...
Radical Acceptance for Parents of those with Eating Disorders, by Becky Henry, CPCC
It’s especially difficult to accept what is when we don’t like what the reality is. Our world is currently giving us plenty of examples every day of difficult realities to accept. Dozens of opportunities arise to practice this acceptance when we are the family member...
COVID19 & Eating Disorders Caregiving; Extreme Self Care Hacks
Between preparing for my first training course to teach other's to do the work I do and fine tuning the webinar series Ibbits Newhall, Wendy Wright and I are creating for families via Recovery Roadmap Specialists and learning how to stay sane and safe during a...
Hot Holidays and Healthy Hints for Helpers (aka: Caregivers)
Yes, I like alliterations. Plus I have a pal who purposely puts punny, pithy platitudes in her prose that are positively pleasing.. 😉 So it’s HOT - at least in the Northern Hemisphere. And I’m of Norwegian descent and my body tells me to go look for a snowbank to...
Confidence While Caregiving a Child with an Eating Disorder, by Becky Henry, CPCC
Much like an athletic coach, part of my role is to remind my clients (much like the players in a sport) what they’re in the game for. What the end goal is. Staying focused on the goal when confidence is eroded is challenging. What gets in the way of being confident...
Rescuing a Loved One with an Eating Disorder, by Becky Henry
Shift is happening in our world. Big time. And those with eating disorders and other mental illnesses are struggling big time. It's a hard time that is making it harder to be in recovery. Watching a child with a life threatening illness is brutal. No way around it....
Mama!
Momma, Mom, Mommy, Mother, Mama...no matter how you say it or spell it, we have each other’s backs and one another’s children’s backs. Thank you to all who have reached out to check on my safety as my hometown is (as are many of yours) under attack by extremists who...
Tips for Being vs. Doing During the Pandemic
We’re being bombarded with messages to accomplish great things during this pandemic all while processing and coming to terms with the facts about the various ways our lives have changed. Many people have shared that life in general has begun to feel like some strange...
Pandemic Losses; 6 Steps Toward Coping & Hoping Now, by Becky Henry, CPCC
Well, here we are...another weekend of this pandemic. Yes, it’s the weekend—the days do seem to run together when leaving home is a rarity and going out with friends on the weekend is a thing of the past. About a month ago I shared about the global grief we’ve all...
A Mother’s Day Gift
Describing the love a mother feels for her children is easier said than done. You see those of us who have had the honor of becoming moms/mums never had any idea of the intensity, immensity and unreasonability of the love we would feel for these humans. Seriously, no...
Caregivers, Be True to Yourselves
The musical accompaniment rolling through my brain while writing this is of course, “True To Myself” by Ziggy Marley. You can enjoy a video of this song here on YouTube if you would like to listen while you read about listening to our instinct, our gut, our intuition...
Caregiving in the Time of Covid; 3 Tips for Being Grounded, by Becky Henry, CPCC
Good morning dear readers, thank you for being here, I so appreciate staying connected this way. Thank you to those of you who send me notes after reading my weekly newsletter, it always makes me smile and feel more connected to you. It's so important now, more than...
It’s Okay to not feel Okay; Caregiving During Covid 19, by Becky Henry, CPCC
This past week was/is a rough one for so many Americans with the ongoing quarantine and so much unsettling news. The vast array of conflicting news stories and the unending uncertainty have begun to take a toll on a lot of us. Usually I get my newsletter written on...
Celebrating Holy Week During a Pandemic, by Becky Henry, CPCC
As we are in this holy week for so many who observe various religious traditions, this quarantine/lock-down/shelter-in-place takes an even bigger toll on our inability to gather with some or all of our loved ones. We are all experiencing some level of grief whether...
Quarantine, Weight Gain & Eating Disorders – Oh My!, by Becky Henry
In the midst of this worldwide pandemic there are so very many things we humans are worrying about that are very serious and can be life changing or ending. And then there are the minor things our "lizard brains" (the amygdala which keeps us safe, but sometimes gets...
Pandemic Lessons from a Coaching Client, by, Becky Henry, CPCC
Simply watching or reading the news right now can raise anyone’s blood pressure and anxiety levels. Add to that being the family caregiver of someone with an eating disorder and it can spiral a person down into a dark place very quickly. It can decrease our capacity...
Quarantine Plan When a Child Has an Eating Disorder, by Becky Henry, CPCC
We are in a time that has added another layer of stress to the lives of family caregivers. Practicing EXTREME self-care is more necessary than it’s ever been for those caring for a loved one with an eating disorder. Last week I shared 5 Tips to Finding Calm During...
5 Tips to Finding Calm During COVID19, by Becky Henry
How can we be more like an innocent child or a puppy and be focused on; fun, family and being outside? Now more than ever it is essential to practice EXTREME SELF-CARE and use our calming tools to intentionally find calm. It is easier said than done I know. The...
Hope for Eating Disorder Family Caregivers, by Becky Henry, CPCC
Ripples of hope warmed our hearts in Minneapolis Friday night at the WithAll Gala Fundraiser. Kitty Westin gave her most compelling speech yet in my humble opinion. Of all the times I’ve had the privilege of hearing my dear friend and brave, warrior momma, Kitty speak...
Hopelessness: 3 Tools Family Caregivers Can Use Now, by Becky Henry, CPCC
Hopelessness is a feeling I hear most family caregivers experience at some point (okay, many points) while caring about or for a loved one with an eating disorder. Sadly, it is common at most points along the seemingly endless journey. As this 2020 National Eating...
Intuitive Eating and “What Ifs”, by Becky Henry, CPCC
What If back in the previous century when diet culture and the multi-billion dollar diet industry first sucked me and millions of others into its cult there had been the option of Intuitive Eating? What If we’d all be taught the 10 Principles of Intuitive Eating that...
Trying New Things, by Becky Henry, CPCC
Joining fellow yoga practitioners in our sunny, local greenhouse on a very cold February day was a joyful way to reconnect with my local community here in the Northern Hemisphere after having been gone for two months. It was especially joyful to find out that one of...
Life Balance, Self-Care and Learning to BE, by Becky Henry, CPCC
Sitting here enjoying the sunshine and the view of the mountains in New Zealand as the calendar is about to flip to February, it’s time to come to terms with the fact that the last time I worked on revisions to the revised second edition of “Just Tell Her To Stop:...
Gratitude and Growing Hope
Hope Network, LLC guest writer, ‘Luminous Momma’ shares her insights on the topic of ‘Gratitude’ which is a key to growing hope. In this series on having more hope, I’m sharing some of the keys from the presentation, “Psychology of Happiness, a Provider and Patient...