by Henry Becky | Aug 5, 2022 | Advocacy, Boundaries, Caregiving, Carolyn Costin, Communication, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Eating Disorders Resources, Education, Fear, Gratitude, Grief, Hope, HUG Kits, Joy, Mindfulness, Oxygen Mask, Self Care, Shame, Support, Tools for Caregivers, Treatment
Yes, we have extremely broken health care systems and insurance systems in the United States. Even with those very broken systems, we can all work together and create improved treatment outcomes. How? For nearly 20 years of coaching family caregivers, I’ve been seeing... 
by Henry Becky | Jun 29, 2022 | Caregiving, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Fear, Gratitude, Grief, Hope, Joy, Mindfulness, Oxygen Mask, Pandemic, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers
It turns out that when life is hard (and our world currently is giving us loads of hard on so many levels), the counterintuitive thing might be the best thing. In the hard, sad, hopeless, helpless, scary, frustrating, wrong, deplorable, unethical, we can feel so... 
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 | Mar 5, 2022 | Caregiving, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Education, Gratitude, Grief, Hope, Joy, Mindfulness, Oxygen Mask, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers
Even if you’re not a family caregiver of someone with an eating disorder, life can be pretty stress-filled right now. We can feel so helpless when others are suffering. There is a way towards having peace and joy even when your loved one is suffering deep in their... 
by Henry Becky | Feb 19, 2022 | Advocacy, Eating Disorders Resources, Education, Gratitude, Grief, Hope, Recovery, Support, Tools for Caregivers
Last week you may have noticed there was no newsletter from me…as part of my plan to increase the access for families to more support, I was leading another training of Eating Disorder Caregiver (EDC) Coaches. I’ll be passing most clients onto these new coaches AND... by Henry Becky | Jan 15, 2022 | Body Image, Boundaries, Caregiving, Communication, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Education, Gratitude, Health At Every Size, Joy, Mindfulness, Oxygen Mask, Self Care, Shame, Support, Tools for Caregivers, Weight Stigma
What is self love? Why is it important while caregiving a loved one with an eating disorder? How do we practice self love? WHAT IS SELF LOVE? This week I learned of a school district in Mississippi that sent home a letter with middle school students informing them and... 