Elements of WRAP Posts
by BJ North | Oct 6, 2016 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
My life before WRAP, while I was learning WRAP, and now as I live WRAP has been amazing. I have traveled the world, met many fascinating people, and learned the gift of living life in wellness and recovery. Many years ago, I felt very hopeless, lost in the grips of... by Carol Bailey Floyd | Sep 22, 2016 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Post-Crisis Plan, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
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... by Melody Riefer | Aug 25, 2016 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Key Concepts, Post-Crisis Plan, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
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... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Aug 11, 2016 | Blog, Children & Teens, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Mental Health, Trauma, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
You and I have been on a journey, not just the past four weeks, but for more than three decades. Our journey of recovery has traversed valleys of despair and taken us atop hillsides of hope. There have been unpleasant detours and unexpected surprises. There have been... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Aug 3, 2016 | Addictions, Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Elements of WRAP, Families, Key Concepts, Mental Health, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Were you ever an impatient youngster, riding in the backseat of the family car, kicking the seat in front of you and asking, “Are we there yet?” If so, you likely heard in response, “Don’t make me turn this car around.” Today, we’re not turning around—we’re still on... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jul 27, 2016 | Addictions, Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Mental Health, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
by Mary Ellen Copeland Last week we started a journey down memory lane, you might say. As we grow older, memories feel soft around the edges, like fading photographs filled with people you no longer remember. This journey is different. It’s filled with memories of...