by WRAP and Recovery Books | May 22, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Sample WRAP Plans, Veterans, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
WRAP, and other components of the Mental Health Recovery Program, are being widely used in Veteran’s Hospitals, by Veterans’ organizations, and by people in the military in the U.S.A. and around the world. If you are on active duty, in the reserves, or...
by Mary Ellen Copeland | May 22, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Post-Crisis Plan, Sample WRAP Plans
I feel very strongly that anyone who has ever had mental health difficulties needs to develop for themselves, while they are well, a crisis plan such as the one that follows. This plan allows us to maintain some degree of control over our lives even when it feels like...
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 | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Sample WRAP Plans, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Did you know WRAP can help you lose, gain, or maintain weight? You can use your WRAP to manage any aspect of your health, including weight management. These minis are actual WRAP Plans created for specific situations. They are compiled from WRAP workshops and...
by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Post-Crisis Plan, Sample WRAP Plans, Signs that Things are Breaking Down
These days, with all the horrific things going on in the world, and with the loss of Robin Williams, and when many of us are experiencing great loss and pain in our own lives, like many, many others, you may be feeling deep, deep despair. It is a horrible feeling. ... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Sample WRAP Plans
To ensure that you get the most out of your appointments with health care providers, you might want to make a list of questions, concerns, or changes that you’d like to discuss with your doctor. In the midst of an appointment, it sometimes easy to forget things that...