by Henry Becky | Nov 13, 2022 | Advocacy, Caregiving, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Eating Disorders Resources, Education, Fear, Grief, Hope, HUG Kits, Mindfulness, Oxygen Mask, Recovery, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers, Treatment
In 2022 it’s so hard to fathom that regularly family caregivers worldwide (this is not just a USA problem) are still are asking me how other families manage all of the; logistics of getting access to treatment, managing their own fears and distress, helping their... 
by Henry Becky | Nov 6, 2022 | Boundaries, Caregiving, COVID19, Education, Hope, HUG Kits, Oxygen Mask, Pandemic, Recovery, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers
Ola, I’m sending you good thoughts from Portugal. Thank you for your kind concern and good thoughts as I recovered from Covid – 2nd time this year. I’m really done with this thing. My lungs took a hit but they’re slowly coming back and... 
by Henry Becky | Oct 29, 2022 | Caregiving, COVID19, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Fear, Gratitude, Grief, Hope, HUG Kits, Joy, Mindfulness, Oxygen Mask, Pandemic, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers
Oh boy oh boy…life has a way of providing AMPLE opportunities to practice what the experts call, “The Dialectic” or what I call (well, I’ll be nice right now)… Roses and Thorns. 😉 Feel free to fill in words that come into your own head that mean wonderful and horrible... by Henry Becky | Oct 8, 2022 | Caregiving, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Education, Fear, Gratitude, Grief, Hope, HUG Kits, Mindfulness, Oxygen Mask, Self Care, Shame, Support, Tools for Caregivers
What is it with 4am? Even though I teach this coping, mindfulness, living with intention and self compassion stuff, I still find that there are times when I am awake at 3 or 4am with swirling thoughts keeping me awake and unable to stop the thoughts that serve NO... 
by Henry Becky | Sep 18, 2022 | Caregiving, Carolyn Costin, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Education, Fear, Hope, Mindfulness, Oxygen Mask, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers
Did you know that the word, “hope” in my business name, Hope Network, LLC stands for; “Healthy Options for Personal Education?” I know, I’d almost forgotten but it is the foundation for providing eating disorder family support for caregivers. Also, HOPE... 
by Henry Becky | Aug 21, 2022 | Boundaries, Caregiving, College, Communication, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Eating Disorders Resources, Education, Hope, Oxygen Mask, Recovery, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers, Treatment
It’s hard for many of us to admit that summer is coming to an end. Getting ready to leave this idyllic island in the Pacific Northwest is a bit sad. As excited as I am to have several weeks in early fall back in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul to visit... 