by Sarah Farmer | Sep 13, 2022 | Blog, Key Concepts, Mental Health, Stressors & Triggers, Trauma, Wellness Toolbox
September is Recovery Month, a time to celebrate and honor all who are in recovery— or starting on their recovery journey—from mental health issues and substance use disorders. Learn below how WRAP helped Lisa St. George with her mental health recovery. When I Met...
by Mary Ellen Copeland | Aug 23, 2022 | Blog, Key Concepts, Mental Health, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Stressors & Triggers, WRAP Programs & Groups
Looking Forward to the Next 25 Years of WRAP! By Mary Ellen Copeland, Ph.D. This month twenty-five years ago, a bold group of peers decided they wanted and needed a different way to work toward recovery and wellness, a way that would allow them to live the life of...
by Lynn Miller | Jun 8, 2022 | Blog, Elements of WRAP, Key Concepts, Mental Health, Stressors & Triggers, Trauma, Wellness Toolbox, WRAP Publications & Events
By Lynn Miller, Advanced Level WRAP Facilitator I am one of those individuals who tends to commit to way too many requests in my professional life. It’s not because I can’t say no; most times it’s because I love the work and introducing WRAP to others. However, what...
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...
by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jul 28, 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, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
This has been an interesting time in all of our lives. This time, this quarantine, the isolation, the pandemic—they are all things I’ve never experienced in my long life. Sure, my family was quarantined for a few weeks when my brother and sister had scarlet...
by Kristen King | Mar 19, 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, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
To say that now is a weird time would be an understatement. A month ago, it was business as usual. Now we have entire countries shut down, schools and businesses closed, and people sheltering in place and isolating to try to slow the spread of a highly contagious...