Stressors & Triggers Posts
by Mary Ellen Copeland | Nov 17, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Key Concepts, Post-Crisis Plan, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
We all experience sudden, unexpected events in our lives that we have not planned for and that require extra effort for keeping ourselves well. Re-evaluating your Wellness Tools during these difficult times can help to keep you out of crisis. Read more about how the... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Nov 17, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Elements of WRAP, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
You can never have too many Wellness Tools! With the holiday season upon us, take a moment to review your Toolbox and add some helpful Wellness Tools to help manage this fast-paced time of year. The holiday season is here and it can be common for our lives get busier...
by WRAP and Recovery Books | Aug 23, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, Families, For Facilitators, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Wow where do I begin with WRAP? I remember when the first book came out with Karen Cook and Lori Davidson and it was the next best thing to a doctor I had finally found. I went to e-class and then to the training to become a facilitator this was the most incredible...
by WRAP and Recovery Books | Aug 23, 2015 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Elements of WRAP, Families, Mental Health, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
1963. My first diagnosis came when I was ten years old. Divorcing parents pitted me against one another which led me into feeble attempts of pulling out my hair, running safety pins under my skin and suicide. I was something called “manic depressive”. My father told...
by WRAP and Recovery Books | Aug 23, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Mental Health, Post-Crisis Plan, Stressors & Triggers, Trauma, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Hello! My name is Jenna and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor working in Pennsylvania. Since I went to WRAP Level 1 training a few months ago, it has become a tool that has been useful for both me and the consumers with whom I work. For the longest time, I have... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Aug 6, 2015 | Blog, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
In 1997 when people with lived experience worked together to develop WRAP, we had an earnest discussion of identifying and responding to triggers. It was decided by the group that we shouldn’t spend a lot of time “catastrophizing”, thinking of all of...