by Moe Armstrong
She was sitting at a table
Selling books about
Depression
Had VHS video cassettes
Also
I bought them all
Books and videos
Wanted out from my ongoing
Depression
She was nice to me, then
She is nice to me, now
There is not a lot kindness in the
World
Because
There probably aren’t a lot of
Kind people
Power and prestige
Seems to be what people want
Me, I just take some mental relief
Peace of mind is what I want
I have always been the kid
From the wrong side of the tracks
Who washed out from the military
Struggled with major depression
PTSD and even Schizophrenia
I need kindness….
Mary Ellen is still just a kind person
Who wants to help
And wants to get some help
She is real and struggles……
The past two days were wonderful
Being with her and remembering
Twenty years…..
Mary Ellen Copeland, PhD, developed Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) with a group of people with lived experience who were attending a mental health recovery workshop in 1997. She is the original author of the WRAP Red Book, as well as dozens of other WRAP books and materials. She has dedicated the last 30 years of her life to learning from people who have mental health issues; discovering the simple, safe, non-invasive ways they get well, stay well, and move forward in their lives; and then sharing what she has learned with others through keynote addresses, trainings, and the development of books, curriculums, and other resources. Now that she is retired, and that, as she intended, others are continuing to share what she has learned, she continues to learn from those who have mental health issues and those who support them. She is a frequent contributor to this site.
