by Henry Becky | Jul 7, 2019 | Boundaries, Caregiving, Eating Disorders Resources, Education, Holidays, HUG Kits, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers
Every single parent with whom I’ve spoken over the past 16 years who has a child with an eating disorder would like for that child to have freedom and independence from that eating disorder. Hopefully your Independence Day weekend celebrations have allowed you some... 
by Henry Becky | Jul 1, 2019 | Boundaries, Caregiving, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Eating Disorders Resources, HUG Kits, Oxygen Mask, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers
Family caregiver, your heart is soooo big and your instinct is to come from a place of love and service, wanting your loved one to have the easiest, quickest, least painful path to recovery. Today though, you’ll learn that putting their needs first, before your own,... 
by Henry Becky | Jun 15, 2019 | Caregiving, Education, HUG Kits, Oxygen Mask, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers
Speaking on the phone with a family caregiver the other day talking about their overwhelm and exhaustion, they were telling me that their self-sacrifice was draining. I asked them one of my favorite questions: “How much of your time is spent taking care of you?” They... 
by Henry Becky | Jun 8, 2019 | Caregiving, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, HUG Kits, Oxygen Mask, Self Care, Tools for Caregivers
Irony amuses me. Promoting self-care for caregivers is what I do daily. And I give it a valiant effort to walk my talk. Well this past week I was told that even though the respiratory virus I had for two weeks had run its course and I was feeling better, I needed to... 
by Henry Becky | Jun 4, 2019 | Boundaries, Caregiving, Communication, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Eating Disorders Resources, Education, HUG Kits, Oxygen Mask, Support, Tools for Caregivers
Many of us as family caregivers have lived this polarizing, high wire, balancing act of vacillating between hyper-vigilance and being complacent. For the first year or so of being a family caregiver of someone with an eating disorder, the vigilance to keep our loved... 
by Henry Becky | May 9, 2019 | Boundaries, Caregiving, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, HUG Kits, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers, Uncategorized
When a family member is diagnosed with an eating disorder and we’re frantically trying to keep them alive and find a good fit for treatment, often the last thing on our minds is setting boundaries to keep them AND us, safe. Most families tell me that they’ve been...