by Alan Marzilli | Mar 22, 2018 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Elements of WRAP, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
If you have a chronic physical condition, your doctor will most likely recommend some form of action plan. For example, physicians recommend that every person who has asthma have an action plan for maintaining healthy respiratory function and every person who has...
by Amanda Aykanian | Mar 15, 2018 | Blog, Daily Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, News, Stressors & Triggers
A couple weeks ago, we launched a “WRAP is…” contest on our Facebook page. The premise was simple: in no more than 100 words, tell us what WRAP means to you. The three submissions with the most “likes” by the end of the voting period would be rewarded with their...
by Alan Marzilli | Feb 22, 2018 | Blog, Elements of WRAP, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
During difficult times, we must work to maintain our recovery. How do we balance our own needs with the need to get involved as advocates for change? I’ve been thinking hard about this issue for several days. My brother-in-law is the principal of an elementary school...
by Alan Marzilli | Jan 25, 2018 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Elements of WRAP, Justice Involvement, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Did you know that WRAP is helping people build new lives after they leave jail or prison? Correctional institutions are increasingly relying on self-help and peer support to help people transition successfully into the community, and WRAP is a perfect match. It’s a...
by Alan Marzilli | Jan 11, 2018 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Veterans, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
As schoolchildren return to classes in the river town of Kearney, Nebraska, their teachers will have new tools to help them grow socially and emotionally. That’s because their teachers attended a professional development day focused on helping children manage trauma,...
by Alan Marzilli | Dec 21, 2017 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
For the last few weeks, we’ve looked at ways to maintain wellness through the holiday season. For some, the end of the holiday season brings relief. But many of us will have something new to worry about: paying all those holiday bills. In the rush to create the...