by Sarah Farmer | Mar 29, 2022 | Blog, Developmental Distinctions, Elements of WRAP, Families, For Facilitators, Key Concepts, Wellness Toolbox
Do you or does someone in your life have a developmental disability (DD)? DDs are a group of physical, learning, language, or behavior conditions that impact development. The symptoms of the condition must be present in childhood years to be considered a DD and are...
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 Sarah Farmer | Jan 27, 2022 | Blog, Daily Plan, Mental Health, News, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
We’ve all had a rather intense and life-changing couple of years with the pandemic. Whether you’ve had the coronavirus or not, the shutdowns, fear, personal losses, employment loss or changes, workforce shortages, supply chain disruptions, school closings, and...
by Alan Marzilli | Jan 18, 2021 | Blog, Wellness Toolbox
Many nations have holidays that recognize not only past heads of state but also those who worked from the outside to fight for equality. Here in the United States, we just recognized Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. Since becoming a federal holiday in 1983,...