by Henry Becky | Aug 5, 2022 | Advocacy, Boundaries, Caregiving, Carolyn Costin, Communication, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Eating Disorders Resources, Education, Fear, Gratitude, Grief, Hope, HUG Kits, Joy, Mindfulness, Oxygen Mask, Self Care, Shame, Support, Tools for Caregivers, Treatment
Yes, we have extremely broken health care systems and insurance systems in the United States. Even with those very broken systems, we can all work together and create improved treatment outcomes. How? For nearly 20 years of coaching family caregivers, I’ve been seeing... 
by Henry Becky | May 20, 2022 | Bullying, Education, Mindfulness, Recovery, Shame, Treatment
Summer Intern Anna is back! And she’s writing for me two times a month this summer! Enjoy her hard earned wisdom as a person in solid recovery! ~ Becky Balancing Recovery with Life – by, Intern Anna Recovery is so hard. I think I underestimated the amount... 
by Henry Becky | Feb 6, 2022 | Boundaries, Caregiving, Communication, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Education, Hope, HUG Kits, Joy, Oxygen Mask, Recovery, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers, Treatment
Boundaries are not cruel, they’re COOL! It doesn’t help family caregivers or their sick child to fall prey to all of the chaos and fear of the eating disorder (ed). We need to live in-tune with our own desires, needs, and feelings. FEAR can lead to SILENCE,... 
by Henry Becky | Jan 29, 2022 | Boundaries, Caregiving, Communication, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Education, Hope, HUG Kits, Oxygen Mask, Recovery, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers, Treatment
Today I had the joy of learning about a family caregiver’s adult family member who was able to choose to go to treatment after a long and winding road of family caregivers trying everything. When your loved one is over 18 you might fear there is nothing you can do... 
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 | Aug 29, 2021 | Caregiving, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Eating Disorders Resources, Education, Hope, Recovery, Support, Tools for Caregivers, Treatment
One of the most difficult things about battling with my eating disorder was also dealing with the other mental health problems I had on top of it. Comorbidity means that an individual is dealing with two or more physical/mental illnesses at the same time (NEDC, n.d.).... 