by Henry Becky | Apr 26, 2019 | Boundaries, Caregiving, Communication, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Education, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers
Every day in the USA at least 23 people die from eating disorders. Full disclosure, I dislike the term “enabling” a lot. And it is the 8th topic in my HUG Kits because this is a real issue that families are facing. The line between being a supportive caregiver or... 
by Becky Henry | Apr 11, 2019 | Caregiving, Communication, Eating Disorders Resources, Education, HUG Kits, Self Care, Support, Tools for 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... 
by Henry Becky | Apr 4, 2019 | Boundaries, Caregiving, Communication, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, HUG Kits
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... 
by Henry Becky | Mar 9, 2019 | Caregiving, Communication, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Eating Disorders Resources, Education, HUG Kits, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers
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... 
by wpstylist | Jan 24, 2018 | Advocacy, Caregiving, Communication, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Eating Disorders Resources, Education, HUG Kits, Self Care, Uncategorized
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 complexities...