by Henry Becky | Jun 17, 2022 | Boundaries, Caregiving, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Education, Fear, Hope, Mindfulness, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers
Fear is a normal response when a loved one is in crisis. Fear can take away our capacity to engage our wise minds and can spiral us into trying to handle what is not ours to handle. The line between being a supportive caregiver or parent, and enabling a family member... 
by Henry Becky | Jun 11, 2022 | Caregiving, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Education, Fear, Hope, Joy, Mindfulness, Recovery, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers
This past week in our caregiver support group we discussed the role of “fun” in the life of a caregiver. We each bring so many beliefs, expectations and perspectives on caregivers having fun amidst a loved one’s health crisis. Since most of us are not trained to be... 
by Henry Becky | Jun 5, 2022 | Caregiving, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Gratitude, Hope, Mindfulness, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers
Thank you to Guest Blogger, Coach Bonnie Olson for contributing this poignant post. Life is so challenging for so many folks on so many levels right now, I wanted to bring some encouragement and hope as well as some insights from a centenarian’s success in... 
by Henry Becky | May 29, 2022 | Advocacy, Bullying, Caregiving, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Fear, Grief, Hope, Self Care, Support
This Memorial Day Weekend, we are coping with intolerable pain, grief, sadness and loss which takes a lot of support and skills. Over the years I have shared many of those coping tools with you dear readers. Today I used the one where you plunge your face into ice... 
by Henry Becky | May 1, 2022 | Caregiving, Communication, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Eating Disorders Resources, Education, Fear, Hope, Oxygen Mask, Recovery, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers
Happy May Day! After a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad April (yes, it was that bad and I know I’m not alone in this), I’m very happy it is May and my intention is that it will be MAHvelous (thank you Billy Crystal for that word). This is my HOPE.... 
by Henry Becky | Apr 24, 2022 | Advocacy, Caregiving, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Eating Disorders Resources, Education, Hope, Joy, Oxygen Mask, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers
Celebrating National Month of Hope 🧡 – Finding Hope in Recovery Did you know that April is the National Month of Hope? It serves as the perfect reminder to believe that things will work out, even when it seems like the deck is stacked against you. As I wrote in... 