by Carol Bailey Floyd | Feb 15, 2024 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Mental Health, News, Stressors & Triggers, Trauma, Wellbeing, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Carol Bailey Floyd, Certified WRAP Facilitator, author of the blog Celebrate Possibilities My mother, Mildred Perry Bailey, had her first psychotic episode when I was 17 years old. She was taken away in an ambulance. I was terrified that I would never see her again....
by Mary Ellen Copeland | Dec 21, 2023 | Blog, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Mental Health, Stressors & Triggers, Trauma, Wellbeing, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
When Things Are Breaking Down By Mary Ellen Copeland, PhD “When things are breaking down” is the fourth section of WRAP, after your daily plan, stressors and action plan, and early warning signs and action plan sections. To me, it is the most important part of my WRAP...
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 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...
by Lisa St. George | Feb 8, 2023 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Mental Health, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Stressors & Triggers, Wellbeing
Early in my use of WRAP, it occurred to me that my therapist might want a copy so she could see my wellness tools, stressors/triggers, early warning signs, crisis plan, etc. I’m a very private person, so I’d only shared it with my husband and my one supporter at that...
by Carol Bailey Floyd | Jan 25, 2023 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, Mental Health
Having a WRAP that is really active is a wonderful demonstration of fun as an empowering and constructive force. There’s room for enjoyment all the way through WRAP—from wellness tools right through the post-crisis section. Doing entertaining, cheerful, and fun things...