by Mary Ellen Copeland | Apr 29, 2015 | Addictions, Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Sample WRAP Plans, Trauma, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
The first step in developing your own Wellness Recovery Action Plan, is to develop a Wellness Toolbox. This is a listing of things you have done in the past, or could do, to help yourself stay well, and things you could do to help yourself feel better when you are... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Apr 13, 2015 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Developmental Distinctions, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Post-Crisis Plan, Veterans, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
When I think about where WRAP came from, my thoughts go back in time, much further than I thought they would go. They go back in time to when I was a very little girl, eight years old, lonely and frightened, as a nurse with lots of keys unlocked numerous heavy doors,... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Mar 18, 2015 | Addictions, Blog, Daily Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Stressors & Triggers, WRAP Publications & Events
WRAP for Addictions is for people who want to use WRAP to deal with addictions such as food, tobacco, alcohol and drugs. This special edition of the original WRAP book presents a system developed and used successfully by people with a variety of mental health... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Mar 6, 2015 | Blog, Elements of WRAP, For Facilitators, Key Concepts, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
by Kathyann Corl My own journey from physical and mental health disabilities was a challenging disheartening journey but I survived. As I began to hear glimmers of stories about what people called WRAP and I became curious and began to follow the plan for myself. When... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Mar 6, 2015 | Blog, Elements of WRAP, Key Concepts, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
As a “Happy Birthday” present to WRAP, I worked with Em Richards, Jane Winterling and Ed Anthes to develop a video, WRAP Retrospective, that chronicles the development of WRAP. It includes many old pictures and some video footage. I think you will like a... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 18, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Key Concepts, Post-Crisis Plan, Trauma, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Listening Differently sounds strange to us. Most of us probably already know what it means to listen. You just don’t talk, rather you take in what the other person is saying… But is that all you do? Actually, even when you are not speaking you are communicating all...