Blog Posts
by Sarah Farmer | Feb 2, 2017 | Addictions, Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Key Concepts, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
My first newsletter article, The First Step in a Life-Long Journey to Wellness, ended with a call for your advice about staying motivated to keep up with your Daily Maintenance Plan. You sent in some great ideas, and a couple of comments on Facebook and via email... by Sarah Farmer | Jan 26, 2017 | Addictions, Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Post-Crisis Plan, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
I had a major need for WRAP long before I discovered it, but better late than never! For four decades, I walked through life in survival mode, weathering the dark times as best I could without a roadmap to guide me. To be honest, when I first heard about WRAP, I...
by Kristen King | Jan 19, 2017 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Elements of WRAP, News, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
In our last newsletter article, Resolutions, WRAP Style, I shared some strategies for incorporating the ever-popular new year’s resolutions into your WRAP. I also asked you to share some of YOUR strategies for using WRAP to take care of your wellness in the coming...
by Kristen King | Jan 5, 2017 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Post-Crisis Plan, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
There’s something exciting about the fresh start of a new year, a new calendar, 365 fresh days to do anything you want. We’re bombarded with headlines telling us this is going to be our year: New Year, New You! How to Make 2017 Your Year! One Year to an... by Kristen King | Dec 22, 2016 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Families, Mental Health, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
This week marked the start of winter here in the northern hemisphere, and I am really feeling those shorter days. As I write this, there’s a new “energy lamp” on the desk beside me. I’ve used light therapy in the past to help myself feel better... by Dawn Heffernan | Dec 22, 2016 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Mental Health, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
More than two decades ago, my life was a rollercoaster of manic moods, forced hospitalizations, and medication that nearly cost me my marriage, my children, and my career as a primary school and special education teacher. The last time was the worst. In 1997, I was in...