by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jul 21, 2016 | Addictions, Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Elements of WRAP, Implementation & Evidence, Mental Health, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Summertime is a time for taking trips and making memories. If you are traveling by car, as 38 million of us will this summer, you may be ticking off the mile markers, eagerly wondering, “Are we there yet?” You’ll arrive tired but excited, barely stopping to unpack... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jul 17, 2015 | Addictions, Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Post-Crisis Plan
I remember coming home from the hospital feeling great, and as soon as I got there I was bombarded with loneliness, other peoples problems, and all the stuff that probably helped put me in the hospital to begin with [less the drugs and alcohol]. Many of us have found...
by Mary Ellen Copeland | Apr 29, 2015 | Addictions, Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Sample WRAP Plans, Trauma, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
The first step in developing your own Wellness Recovery Action Plan, is to develop a Wellness Toolbox. This is a listing of things you have done in the past, or could do, to help yourself stay well, and things you could do to help yourself feel better when you are... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Mar 18, 2015 | Addictions, Blog, Daily Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Stressors & Triggers, WRAP Publications & Events
WRAP for Addictions is for people who want to use WRAP to deal with addictions such as food, tobacco, alcohol and drugs. This special edition of the original WRAP book presents a system developed and used successfully by people with a variety of mental health... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Addictions, Blog, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
by “Rosalie” 30 WAYS TO AFFORD COMPLEMENTARY HEALTHCARE 1. Drop your TV service 2. Color your hair at home. 3. Go to a barbershop instead of a hair salon 4. Make coffee at home instead of buying it out 5. Renegotiate your car insurance... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Addictions, Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
by Susan Campbell I had the pleasure of hearing you Mary Ellen Copeland speak at the Pittsburgh Recovery conference on September 11. I have never written to a speaker before but felt so comfortable hearing you speak about your experiences that I thought I’d give...