by Henry Becky | Jan 13, 2021 | Caregiving, Communication, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Eating Disorders Resources, Education, Hope, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers
Happy New Year! Well, we made it through this first week of the new year…I hope you are safe and finding the calm you need to cope with the events in our country and world. I’m here and happy to chat if you just need someone to talk with about all this. I know... 
by Henry Becky | Dec 24, 2020 | Caregiving, COVID19, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Holidays, Hope, Oxygen Mask, Pandemic, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers
We are in the darkest days of the winter and deep into the holiday season (read ‘stress’ for moms traditionally) and winter school break for many. The need for self care and reducing our stress has become even more needed than usual. Your presence in my life is a... 
by Henry Becky | Dec 13, 2020 | Boundaries, Caregiving, Communication, COVID19, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Education, Holidays, Hope, Oxygen Mask, Pandemic, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers
won·der /ˈwəndər/ noun 1.a feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable. “he had stood in front of it, observing the intricacy of the ironwork with the wonder of a child” verb 1. desire... 
by Henry Becky | Dec 6, 2020 | Caregiving, Communication, COVID19, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Education, Grief, Holidays, Hope, Oxygen Mask, Pandemic, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers
Here in the midst of the holiday season, many of us are having to release expectations of what we’d hoped our holidays might be like prior to Covid-19. It’s more important than ever to work at being calm, grounded and confident. This is challenging for anyone, and... 
by Henry Becky | Nov 29, 2020 | Caregiving, COVID19, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Education, Grief, Holidays, Hope, Oxygen Mask, Pandemic, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers
Somehow we all have this most unusual Thanksgiving behind us. I hope you were able to have some moments of joy and gratitude amidst so much despair around us all. My thoughts are with each of you who felt loneliness, grief and/or despair during this holiday. During... 
by Henry Becky | Nov 9, 2020 | Boundaries, Caregiving, Communication, COVID19, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Grief, Hope, Oxygen Mask, Pandemic, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers
Last week I wrote about resilience as we all find ways to cope during this ongoing pandemic and one of the most stressful election seasons many of us have ever experienced. Being a caregiver of a loved one with an eating disorder is extremely stress filled in... 