by Heather Cobb | Mar 27, 2024 | Elements of WRAP, Key Concepts, Mental Health, Wellness Toolbox
By Heather Cobb, ALF WRAP Facilitator, Leeds, UK Heather wrote in to share some thoughts from her journaling after a recent WRAP seminar. Today is the first Sunday in March and the sun has reappeared. I get up to walk my dog through the fields nearby and my head is...
by Lynn Miller | Jun 8, 2022 | Blog, Elements of WRAP, Key Concepts, Mental Health, Stressors & Triggers, Trauma, Wellness Toolbox, WRAP Publications & Events
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 happens is that I commit to additional projects...
by Mary Ellen Copeland | Aug 4, 2021 | Blog, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
It seems to me that there is a worldwide pandemic of low self-esteem, especially among those of us who have had mental health issues or been traumatized or mistreated. Although I am retired, I continue to have many opportunities to support people. And these days I...
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...