by Kristen King | Apr 15, 2019 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, Families, For Facilitators, Implementation & Evidence, News, Post-Crisis Plan, Stressors & Triggers, Veterans, WRAP Publications & Events
As we’ve been updating and re-releasing WRAP books and other materials, you’ve no doubt noticed some adjustments and enhancements to the materials. We’ve added new examples, created new prompts to help you build your WRAP, updated some of our language to better... by Deb Werner | Sep 20, 2018 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Families, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Last week, I shared a letter to my 13-year-old self, reflecting on the lessons I had learned to help me build resiliency and co-create a life I love and am proud of. My pitch used to include “I have low self-esteem, and I am proud of it because I used to have no...
by Deb Werner | Sep 13, 2018 | Blog, Children & Teens, Families, Mental Health, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
“If you could go back in time and share advice with your 13-year-old self, what would you say?” The question irked me at first. I didn’t want to think about my 13-year-old self, filled with feelings of self-hatred, fright, intense aloneness. I didn’t want to remember... by WRAP and Recovery Books | Aug 23, 2018 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Early Warning Signs, Stressors & Triggers, Trauma, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
My name is ALeeta. I am a 56 year old domestic violence survivor and still am working out a lot of trauma that has come from this horrible crime. Without me writing about that scene I want to concentrate on why I stayed accepted and stayed in domestic violence for... by WRAP and Recovery Books | Aug 23, 2018 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Mental Health, Post-Crisis Plan, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Although I was introduced to WRAP in 2000 and wrote my first plan, it wasn’t until I became a WRAP facilitator and really starting using and knowing the importance of having a plan. In 2006 I was hospitalized for what was initially thought to be a stroke because my...
by Kristen King | Aug 16, 2018 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Developmental Distinctions, Families, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
For many of us, August and September mean back-to-school time. Big transitions can be challenging for kids and adults alike, so we asked parents of kids ages pre-school to college how they make that transition easier. Here are their ideas for making the most of those...