by Sarah Farmer | Mar 15, 2022 | Blog, Elements of WRAP, Key Concepts, Mental Health, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics, WRAP Publications & Events
Creating art is a powerful way to connect to our deepest emotions and self. Anyone can create art! The trick is letting go of self-judgment and caring more about the process of creativity than whether the creation is “good enough.” Like with any wellness tool, the...
by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 23, 2022 | Blog, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Mental Health, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics, WRAP Programs & Groups, WRAP Publications & Events
Have you been given a dire prognosis about your future because you experience mental health issues? Have you been told medications are the only treatment and that your “symptoms” will persist throughout your life? I am concerned that the word about RECOVERY from...
by WRAP and Recovery Books | Feb 10, 2022 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Elements of WRAP, Key Concepts, Mental Health, Trauma, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Stephanie Jack lives in Missouri City, Texas, and works as program manager of the PEERS for Hope House, a peer-operated crisis respite in Houston. Stephanie has been using and living WRAP for her wellness since April 2014. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness;...
by Mary Jaffe | Mar 25, 2021 | Blog, Children & Teens, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Families, News
It’s been a year since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, and so much has changed in the world over the past 12 months. During this time, mental health issues have increased and have been discussed more than ever. Almost everyone is dealing with isolation in one way or...
by Mary Jaffe | Dec 17, 2020 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, News, Post-Crisis Plan
It’s nearly the end of one very unexpected year! As everyone knows, 2020 was filled with challenges and changes throughout the year, and they just keep on coming. As you read in Mary Ellen Copeland’s article last month, 2020 caused her to make changes to her WRAP. I...
by Mary Ellen Copeland | Nov 18, 2020 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Post-Crisis Plan, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness Toolbox
The next few months may be challenging. There is colder weather (I am envying my friends in the southern hemisphere) and less daylight. We are in the midst of a raging pandemic that is expected to get worse before it gets better, with no certainty about when it might...