by Henry Becky | Apr 25, 2021 | Caregiving, COVID19, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Gratitude, Grief, Hope, Joy, Oxygen Mask, Pandemic, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers
Relief can be tenuous, fleeting, temporary, short lived. For family caregivers, the relief of a loved one’s progress alongside the reality of the dangers and problems that still exist can quickly take away the joy of the moment of relief and switch one back to fear. ... 
by Henry Becky | Mar 28, 2021 | Caregiving, COVID19, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Gratitude, Grief, Hope, Oxygen Mask, Pandemic, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers
Those of you who know of my work and philosophy know how much I like gratitude as a self care practice. Pre-pandemic is the last time I specifically wrote about gratitude (at least that I could find looking back through my blogs – I’ll send a deck of “What to... by Henry Becky | Mar 7, 2021 | Caregiving, COVID19, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Grief, Hope, Oxygen Mask, Pandemic, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers
Who knew listening to Chicago Blues could be so healing? Like many of you, I’ve been sitting with the feelings that accompany the passing of a person I care about. About a week ago our friend of over 35 years made a very sudden exit from this planet (it was not Covid)... 
by Henry Becky | Feb 7, 2021 | Caregiving, COVID19, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Education, Grief, Hope, Oxygen Mask, Pandemic, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers, Uncategorized
Part of our ‘Parallel Process’ as a caregiver is to accept some really harsh realities. When a child or other family member has a life threatening illness such as an eating disorder, there are unfortunately so many really unexpected and brutal realities we must... by Henry Becky | Jan 31, 2021 | Caregiving, COVID19, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Education, Grief, Hope, Oxygen Mask, Pandemic, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers
Who else is feeling it? Pandemic Brain seems to have hit me with; total exhaustion, lack of motivation, an underlying sadness and a strange feeling Bill Murray is going to walk around the corner of the kitchen because we’re probably in the movie “Ground Hogs Day” with... 
by Henry Becky | Dec 6, 2020 | Caregiving, Communication, COVID19, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Education, Grief, Holidays, Hope, Oxygen Mask, Pandemic, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers
Here in the midst of the holiday season, many of us are having to release expectations of what we’d hoped our holidays might be like prior to Covid-19. It’s more important than ever to work at being calm, grounded and confident. This is challenging for anyone, and... 