by Mary Ellen Copeland | Nov 17, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Key Concepts, Post-Crisis Plan, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
We all experience sudden, unexpected events in our lives that we have not planned for and that require extra effort for keeping ourselves well. Re-evaluating your Wellness Tools during these difficult times can help to keep you out of crisis. Read more about how the... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Nov 3, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Post-Crisis Plan, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
by Marie Finegan, MS Marie Finegan, MS is Dr. Copeland’s granddaughter. She has a master’s degree in counseling psychology and is an incredibly effective addictions counselor. She teaches and lives WRAP. Building and maintaining your Wellness Toolbox is a key tool in... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Oct 27, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Post-Crisis Plan, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Building a strong support system is only successful when you are able to maintain a support team. As many of you may know, I am in the process of rewriting and updating Wellness Recovery Action Plan & Peer Support. This has reminded me of the importance of having... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Oct 13, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Explore how to build a strong support system; building support is a skill that can be learned. It is important to remember you have just as much value as anyone else and you deserve support, attention, respect and love. Build a strong Support Team. YOU can do it! The...
by WRAP and Recovery Books | Aug 23, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Mental Health, Post-Crisis Plan, Stressors & Triggers, Trauma, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Hello! My name is Jenna and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor working in Pennsylvania. Since I went to WRAP Level 1 training a few months ago, it has become a tool that has been useful for both me and the consumers with whom I work. For the longest time, I have... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Aug 6, 2015 | Blog, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
In 1997 when people with lived experience worked together to develop WRAP, we had an earnest discussion of identifying and responding to triggers. It was decided by the group that we shouldn’t spend a lot of time “catastrophizing”, thinking of all of...