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The First Step in a Life-long Journey to Wellness

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...
Resolutions, WRAP Style

Resolutions, WRAP Style

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...

Mary Ellen Copeland to Lead Preconference Workshop on WRAP at NatCon17 Conference

Mary Ellen Copeland, Ph.D., will lead a preconference university entitled, “Creating Your Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP),” at the National Council for Behavioral Health annual conference (NatCon17) on Sunday, April 2, 2017, 1–5 p.m., at the Washington State...

WRAP Gave Me a Story to Tell!

The tagline on my email says it all: “Be a hope receiver today to be a hope giver tomorrow.” But I didn’t always have hope. Far from it. From the time I was in high school in the early 1970s, all I wanted to do was die. I didn’t believe in suicide because of my faith,...

Saying “Yes” to WRAP and to Life

  I’ve often said that when WRAP is the question, “yes” is the answer. WRAP has taken me across Ohio, around the country, and home again. In the process, I’ve learned that approaching life in a spirit of “yes,” with WRAP as a guide, opens possibilities available...

The Passion and Purpose of WRAP

This week, we continue introducing you to Advocates for Human Potential (AHP) staff who have both a personal and professional history with, and a commitment to, WRAP and its role in recovery. Today, Melody Riefer shares her thoughts about what makes WRAP work. I am...