by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 18, 2015 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Families, Key Concepts, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
The Seeds of WRAP: This article was written by Mary Ellen Copeland in 1995, before WRAP was developed. The seeds of WRAP are clearly being formed through the gathering of the 5 Key Recovery Concepts: Hope, Personal Responsibility, Education, Self Advocacy, and... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Families, Justice Involvement, Post-Crisis Plan, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Stressors & Triggers
There was a time in my mid 40’s when my depression became so bad that the only way I thought I could feel better was to just die. I suppose it was a way of controlling the uncontrollable when every emotion and every physical pain left me without control and feeling... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Elements of WRAP, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Creating a Wellness Toolbox for Weight Issues by Mary Ellen Copeland, Ph.D WRAP can be easily adapted for use by people who have specific issues, or who are dealing with difficult decisions. In WRAP for Life we touch upon how it can be used to help you to lose weight... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP
by Mary Ellen Copeland, Ph.D There seems to be an epidemic of insomnia in our society. Do you have any of the following sleep problems? You sleep less than eight hours per night You sometimes don’t bother getting up in the morning You awaken often during the night You... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP
by Mary Ellen Copeland, Ph.D Every WRAP class that I participate in, I learn something that I didn’t know before, or I am reminded of something that I had long forgotten. Like a broken record (an ancient vinyl artifact used for recording and playing back music), I am... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Elements of WRAP, Key Concepts, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
by Mardicus When I was about nine years old, I would watch my dad play chess with my uncles every weekend. At the time I never understood why he would never play a game with me, he would say, “Son, go find a friend and learn the game, and when you think you might have...