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 | 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 | 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... 
by Henry Becky | Apr 5, 2020 | Caregiving, COVID19, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Eating Disorders Resources, Education, Health At Every Size, Hope, Oxygen Mask, Self Care, Support, Tools for Caregivers, Weight Stigma
In the midst of this worldwide pandemic there are so very many things we humans are worrying about that are very serious and can be life changing or ending. And then there are the minor things our “lizard brains” (the amygdala which keeps us safe, but... 
by Henry Becky | Dec 20, 2019 | Caregiving, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Education, Oxygen Mask, Self Care, Tools for Caregivers, Weight Stigma
Hurtling down a single track next to a river gorge is a bit more of an adrenaline rush than I need. Joyful movement to me is a mix of gently to moderately challenging my body, possibly a small amount of adrenaline. Ideally, it includes being in nature, seeing beauty,... by Henry Becky | Sep 29, 2019 | Advocacy, Boundaries, Caregiving, Communication, Distress - Yours, Mine and Ours, Eating Disorders Resources, Education, Health At Every Size, HUG Kits, Oxygen Mask, Self Care, Shame, Support, Tools for Caregivers, Weight Stigma
We often need to hear something several times to truly incorporate the knowledge. And when we are in a fear state due to a child having a life threatening illness, it can take hearing a message many times and many ways to really embrace a strong understanding. This... 