by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jun 14, 2016 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Mental Health, Post-Crisis Plan, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Trauma, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
At this most difficult time when our nation is once again grieving, I would like to share with you this letter from my friend Tim Field, in response to my question, “What can we do?” Dear Mary Ellen, I feel worse today than I have in a long time. Not depressed but... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jun 1, 2016 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Post-Crisis Plan, Stressors & Triggers, Trauma, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
When life feels out of control and many triggering events occur, it can be difficult to maintain wellness and trust that you are the expert on yourself. Using your WRAP can help to maintain your quality of life as you continue your recovery journey. by Linda Meyer... by Mary Ellen Copeland | May 12, 2016 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics, WRAP Programs & Groups
WRAP is not just a time period in your life, it is a lifestyle. Once you have been through a WRAP program, or the process of developing a Wellness Recovery Action Plan using Peer Support, your lifestyle will change and you may find that you are feeling healthier and... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Apr 29, 2016 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Implementation & Evidence, Justice Involvement, Veterans, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
“What protocols do you recommend regarding establishing strong boundaries in Peer Support relationships that maintain proper self-care for yourself?” “What’s the difference between the WRAP and Peers Support Handbook and the old peer book?” These are only some of the... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Mar 23, 2016 | Blog, Trauma, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
As in WRAP, in Peer Support each person is the expert on her or himself. And yet, when discussing things with others about WRAP using Peer Support, we can open the way to considering, and even trying, new ways of doing things and being that make it easier to feel...