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Changing Seasons and Back to School
Many people look forward to a change in seasons. So much is happening. We experience the change in weather, hours of daylight, and vegetation. But the transition is not always an easy one. Changes in seasons often bring major changes—the beginning or end of a school...
Using Your WRAP to Keep Yourself Centered
Did you get carried away with the excitement over the “eclipse of the century”? Schools and businesses ground to a halt, and small towns in the “path of totality” swelled to many times their usual size. Seeking to capitalize on the excitement, towns held multi-day...
When You’re in Pain, Exercise Your Brain
In Greek mythology, Oedipus saved his own life by answering the riddle of the sphinx: “What crawls on four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three in the evening?” Today, we know that brain teasers like these can save our lives—even if we answer incorrectly....
WRAP for Chronic Pain: Negotiating Your Quality of Life
The first article in this series explored the nature of chronic pain, the added misery recent over-reliance on opioid prescribing has wrought, and the mounting evidence that is moving pain management in a variety of new directions. This follow-up article discusses...Wellness Recovery Action Planning and Addiction Recovery: A Toolbox for Safety and Autonomy
This article is the third in a four-part series that discusses some of the benefits a Wellness Recovery Action Plan can offer people with addictions, summarizes the components of my plan, and shares examples of ways I have applied them to my recovery. Read Part 1....❤ Follow Us
