by Henry Becky | May 18, 2024 | Boundaries, Caregiving, Communication, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Education, Fear, Hope, HUG Kits, Mindfulness, Self Care, Shame, Support, Tools for Caregivers, Treatment
Every day in the USA at least 23 people die from eating disorders. The line between being a supportive caregiver or parent, and enabling a family member struggling with an eating disorder can become blurry when fears run the show. Enabling is defined as ‘Protecting... 
by Henry Becky | Apr 16, 2024 | Boundaries, Caregiving, Communication, Eating Disorders Resources, Education, Hope, HUG Kits, Mindfulness, Oxygen Mask, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers, Treatment
Family caregivers of those with eating disorders have often told me that it broke their hearts to take a child or other loved one to a Residential Treatment Center (RES or RTC). Often this can feel like a “last ditch effort” to families new to this. Learning the... by Henry Becky | Apr 5, 2024 | Advocacy, Boundaries, Caregiving, Communication, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Education, Hope, HUG Kits, Oxygen Mask, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers
When family members of those with eating disorders come to me in distress, one of the top topics on their minds, after beginning to tackle fears, is how to communicate with both their loved one and with the treatment team. Sadly, treatment teams have typically not met... by Henry Becky | Mar 27, 2024 | Boundaries, Caregiving, Communication, Education, Hope, HUG Kits, Oxygen Mask, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers
How Education about Eating Disorders Helps Caregivers BE More Effective for a Loved One with an Eating Disorder When a loved one is diagnosed with a serious illness, some of us want to run and hide and pretend it’s not happening. Some of us will be frozen with fear,... 
by Henry Becky | Mar 14, 2024 | Boundaries, Caregiving, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Education, Fear, Gratitude, Hope, Joy, Mindfulness, Oxygen Mask, Self Care, Shame, Support, Tools for Caregivers
While waking up this morning this all came to me in about 15 minutes. You see, today, after a month of alternately working my tail off and walking my talk of life balance with self-care, fun, friends and colleagues, my family are coming to visit us in Palm Desert and... 
by Henry Becky | Mar 10, 2024 | Boundaries, Caregiving, Education, HUG Kits, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers
Family caregivers receiving support is a factor in treatment outcomes. We finally have research showing that treatment outcomes improve when caregivers have support! Check out this research link from 2021: Sheetal Patel , Autumn Shafer , Jane Brown , Cynthia Bulik... 