by Henry Becky | Aug 14, 2021 | Boundaries, Caregiving, Communication, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Education, Hope, HUG Kits, Oxygen Mask, Recovery, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers, Treatment
Navigating an eating disorder through the role of a caregiver can be quite difficult. You may feel as though you don’t know what to say to your child or that you tend to get into arguments when you bring up certain topics. This blog post will be about things my... 
by Henry Becky | Aug 8, 2021 | Caregiving, Eating Disorders Resources, Education, Hope, Oxygen Mask, Recovery, Self Care, Tools for Caregivers, Treatment
If you read my newsletter last week, you won’t be surprised that this weekend is a bit wild and we’re in the process of selling our house here in Minnesota. So, I’m re-sharing Dr. Ed Tyson’s definition of recovery as I’ve been getting... 
by Henry Becky | Jul 14, 2021 | Boundaries, Caregiving, College, Communication, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Eating Disorders Resources, Education, Hope, Recovery, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers, Treatment
Parents desperate for hope inevitably ask me, “Do you think my child can recover?” When they hear the statistics about only about ⅓ of all people with eating disorders recovering fully, they tend to lose hope. First, the sooner an eating disorder is treated, the more... 
by Henry Becky | Jun 25, 2021 | Caregiving, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Eating Disorders Resources, Education, Hope, Oxygen Mask, Recovery, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers, Treatment
Understanding that recovery isn’t linear and that it’s not just us the parents who want it sooner than later can help us be more patient. My summer intern, Anna shares her insights here on what she calls, “The in-between time” before full... 
by Henry Becky | Mar 20, 2021 | Advocacy, Caregiving, Communication, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Eating Disorders Resources, Education, Hope, HUG Kits, Oxygen Mask, Self Care, Shame, Support, Tools for Caregivers, Treatment
No one prepares a parent for watching a child break a dish and then cut themselves with it because they are terrified of eating what is on the plate. No one is there to help them cope in that moment with the terror they are all feeling. Often parents share harrowing... 
by Henry Becky | Oct 4, 2020 | Advocacy, Eating Disorders Resources, Education, Health At Every Size, Hope, Intuitive Eating, Self Care, Shame, Support, Tools for Caregivers, Treatment, Weight Stigma
On the plus side (see what I did there?) I love irony. 😉 As Maya Angleou said, “When we know better, we do better.” As a teen, I bought the belief that being thin was important and dieting, food restriction and exercise to compensate for what I ate were what I should... 