by Henry Becky | Jun 4, 2021 | Boundaries, Caregiving, Communication, COVID19, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Education, Hope, HUG Kits, Oxygen Mask, Pandemic, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers
A family caregiver’s role is important no matter the age of the child. We don’t stop loving or caring about our child just because they hit the magical age of 18. See my photo here of Dr. Adele LaFrance’s slide on the research on involving caregivers in... 
by Henry Becky | May 9, 2021 | Caregiving, COVID19, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Education, Grief, Holidays, Hope, Joy, Oxygen Mask, Pandemic, Self Care, Support
Big hugs to you on this day that can be such a mixed bag. It makes me think of the metaphorical boxes we put ourselves in. What boxes do we put ourselves into you ask? Victim? Rescuer? Caregiver? The Problem? The Solution? Bad/Good Parent? As I’ve been wrapping... 
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 | Apr 18, 2021 | Boundaries, Caregiving, Communication, COVID19, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Education, Hope, Oxygen Mask, Pandemic, Shame, Support, Tools for Caregivers
The title for this could also have been; “Separating your Child From the Eating Disorder and Not Doing it Perfectly” “Perfection, Vulnerability and Shame, Oh My!” “Parenting our ‘Other”Children During a Child’s Eating Disorder” “Making Mistakes while Parenting a... 
by Henry Becky | Apr 4, 2021 | Caregiving, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Education, Gratitude, Hope, Joy, Oxygen Mask, Pandemic, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers
Until I became a parent trying desperately to get my child the help needed to survive a life threatening eating disorder, I had no concept of what real sorrow and pain are. Many of you have heard me speak and know my story of not being listened to by so many health... 
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... 