by Trenda Hedges | Sep 28, 2023 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Key Concepts, Mental Health, Trauma, Wellbeing, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
By Trenda Hedges, Advanced Level WRAP Facilitator I believe wholeheartedly in HOPE and NO LIMITS to recovery! I didn’t always believe this. It seemed I was born into limits. I was limited by poverty, by substance use, and by the stigma that came from living in a very...
by Sarah Farmer | Aug 31, 2023 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Mental Health, Trauma, Wellbeing, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
By Sarah Farmer, Certified WRAP Facilitator Sometimes life sucks, no matter how well you live your WRAP or prepare for a potential crisis. A recent accident brought this reality home and left me feeling like I’d lost control of my life. After 35+ years of hard work...
by Sonja Workman | Aug 17, 2023 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Mental Health, Wellbeing, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
By Sonja Workman, Certified WRAP Facilitator Shortly before I was introduced to WRAP, I was in a barren land. It was dry and dusty, which left me feeling parched and empty. Walking in, withered, to my first WRAP Facilitator training session, I sat in my seat expecting...
by Lee Horton and Dennis Horton | Jul 27, 2023 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Justice Involvement, Mental Health, Wellbeing, WRAP Programs & Groups
By Lee Horton and Dennis Horton We firmly stand for using the safety agreement in Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) seminars. Allow us to introduce ourselves: Lee Horton and Dennis Horton. We are individuals who spent 28 years in prison for a crime we did not...
by Sarah Farmer | May 10, 2023 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Mental Health, Wellbeing
By Sarah Farmer, M.A., Certified WRAP Facilitator Is your wellness truly one of your top priorities? Really think about your answer. Do you actively live your WRAP, plan daily self-care, and give yourself the same respect and time you give to others? If not,...
by Kurt Danysh | Apr 26, 2023 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Key Concepts, Mental Health, Stressors & Triggers, Wellbeing, WRAP Programs & Groups
April is Second Chance Month in the United States, a time for communities to rally together to support people who have been incarcerated and have rejoined society. Although the article below focuses on the U.S. criminal justice system, for change to be sustained, a...