by Alan Marzilli | Jan 18, 2021 | Blog, Wellness Toolbox
Many nations have holidays that recognize not only past heads of state but also those who worked from the outside to fight for equality. Here in the United States, we just recognized Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. Since becoming a federal holiday in 1983,...
by Alan Marzilli | Apr 12, 2018 | Blog, Key Concepts, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Aretha Franklin, known as the Queen of Soul, famously sang, “All I’m asking is for a little respect.” Feeling respected is an important part of wellness, and sometimes it takes a little self-advocacy to get that R-E-S-P-E-C-T. In fact, respect is often the main goal...
by Alan Marzilli | Apr 5, 2018 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
As a tool for supporting wellness and self-care, WRAP can help the rising number of people who care for older loved ones. People are living longer, even as rates of chronic disease are rising. More and more, older adults are aging in place, living alone or with family...
by Alan Marzilli | Mar 22, 2018 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Elements of WRAP, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
If you have a chronic physical condition, your doctor will most likely recommend some form of action plan. For example, physicians recommend that every person who has asthma have an action plan for maintaining healthy respiratory function and every person who has...
by Alan Marzilli | Mar 8, 2018 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, For Facilitators
I recently read that mental health workers and advocates in British Columbia bungee jump from a bridge each year to raise funds that support WRAP groups and hiring peer support workers. Sounds extreme, especially when you consider that they do this in February,...