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Tips for Supporting a Solid Recovery – by, Intern Anna

Tips for Supporting a Solid Recovery – by, Intern Anna

Family caregivers often share their distress about how to continue to support a loved one in recovery when they have stepped down to lower levels of care. It’s really hard when we’re afraid for our loved one’s life to focus on what we can do to...

Why do Caregivers Need Help with Self Care? – by, Becky Henry, CPCC

Thankfully most treatment now includes some sort of education and possibly some support for the family caregivers. We’re getting closer to it becoming mainstream to include family caregivers in the “treatment team.” Sadly, it still is uncommon...
Coping with Transitions as a Caregiver – by, Becky Henry, CPCC

Coping with Transitions as a Caregiver – by, Becky Henry, CPCC

Transitions can be tricky! As I’m transitioning to a new place to stay in Southern, California after 3 months in Europe I’m reminded of the tools I often work with clients to practice when a loved one is in yet another transition. Often the hardest one is...
Checking in With an Individual Who Has an Eating Disorder – by, Intern Anna

Checking in With an Individual Who Has an Eating Disorder – by, Intern Anna

Hello Dear Readers, You’re doing hard things and you’re keeping on. As Glennon Doyle says, “We can do hard things.” I’m back in the USA and making my way West after a stop in the land of ice and snow in Minnesota.  We are fortunate to...
How to Survive Thanksgiving – Intern Anna’s 5 Tips

How to Survive Thanksgiving – Intern Anna’s 5 Tips

Family caregivers have shared often lamented how utterly painful and difficult the holidays are for their loved one with an eating disorder. Thanksgiving typically being the most difficult with so much of the focus on food for many families. This week while I’m...