by Kristen King | Jan 5, 2017 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Post-Crisis Plan, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
There’s something exciting about the fresh start of a new year, a new calendar, 365 fresh days to do anything you want. We’re bombarded with headlines telling us this is going to be our year: New Year, New You! How to Make 2017 Your Year! One Year to an... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Dec 30, 2015 | Blog, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
By Gina Calhoun What we say is not always what others hear. Words and phrases can hold different meanings or interpretations for everyone, which is why active listening is so important. I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas . . . The Weather Outside is Frightful . . .... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jul 17, 2015 | Blog, Children & Teens, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Implementation & Evidence
The Vermont Blueprint for Health and the Department of Mental Health, in collaboration with the Vermont Center for Independent Living and Vermont Psychiatric Survivors, are sponsoring a series of training events to increase the number of Vermonter’s trained as... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jul 15, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Developmental Distinctions, Elements of WRAP, Justice Involvement, Mental Health, Post-Crisis Plan, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Sharing About WRAP… I use WRAP daily to manage the symptoms of my bipolar. I know what I look like when I am well and when I have been triggered. I work hard daily to use my WRAP program as well as medication and therapy, to manage a very difficult form of this... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, Trauma, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
For over twenty years, I have been working with people who experience mental health difficulties. This work is a result of my ongoing personal search for wellness and improvement in the quality of my life in spite of challenging mental and physical health issues. I...