by Henry Becky | Jan 15, 2022 | Body Image, Boundaries, Caregiving, Communication, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Education, Gratitude, Health At Every Size, Joy, Mindfulness, Oxygen Mask, Self Care, Shame, Support, Tools for Caregivers, Weight Stigma
What is self love? Why is it important while caregiving a loved one with an eating disorder? How do we practice self love? WHAT IS SELF LOVE? This week I learned of a school district in Mississippi that sent home a letter with middle school students informing them and... 
by Henry Becky | Jan 9, 2022 | Advocacy, Caregiving, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Eating Disorders Resources, Education, Recovery, Shame, Support, Tools for Caregivers, Treatment
Last week I heard this story on the radio (you can read it here in LAist) here in Southern California about anosognosia in mental illness. It both made me both happy and sad to see attention being given to this topic of lack of awareness of one’s mental illnesses... 
by Henry Becky | Dec 31, 2021 | Caregiving, Communication, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Education, Grief, Holidays, Hope, Mindfulness, Oxygen Mask, Pandemic, Support, Tools for Caregivers
Finally, the December holidays as well as our SECOND YEAR of this PANDEMIC are over. And you have somehow survived, hopefully more or less intact. Perhaps you and your parenting partner are not on the same page – this is so common. Many families of those with... 
by Henry Becky | Dec 19, 2021 | Boundaries, Caregiving, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Education, Health At Every Size, Holidays, Hope, Intuitive Eating, Joy, Mindfulness, Oxygen Mask, Recovery, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers, Weight Stigma
Toward the end of each year we see even more messaging than usual that we should be afraid of how we look and we should “manage” our holiday foods and therefore, our size or our lives will be a disaster. Even when we have learned about Health At Every Size (HAES)... 
by Henry Becky | Dec 12, 2021 | Boundaries, Caregiving, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Education, Gratitude, Grief, Holidays, Hope, Joy, Mindfulness, Oxygen Mask, Pandemic, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers
The month of December can become very busy with holidays and year end duties no matter what/if any holidays you observe. Whether you have parties or gifts or family gatherings as part of your traditions, it can become a lot of pressure and we can fall into “shoulding”... 
by Henry Becky | Nov 20, 2021 | Caregiving, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Education, Gratitude, Health At Every Size, Holidays, Hope, Joy, Mindfulness, Recovery, Support, Tools for Caregivers
How do we support a loved one in eating disorder recovery when a holiday is as focused on food as some traditional Thanksgiving celebrations have become? Previously, I have offered up the possibility of simply skipping a holiday that makes being in treatment for an... 