by Mary Ellen Copeland | May 12, 2015 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Families, Post-Crisis Plan, Trauma, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
The last article I wrote on Listening Differently involved ‘listening from a position of not knowing.’ In this short piece I talked about listening with the intention of curiosity and wonder. In this next piece I’d like to focus on listening for the untold story which... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 18, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Key Concepts, Post-Crisis Plan, Trauma, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Listening Differently sounds strange to us. Most of us probably already know what it means to listen. You just don’t talk, rather you take in what the other person is saying… But is that all you do? Actually, even when you are not speaking you are communicating all... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, Trauma, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Did you know that bad things that have happened to you in your life can cause or worsen mental health challenges? There is more and more research confirming the strong connection between traumatic life events and mental health issues. If you feel this is true for you,... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, Children & Teens, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
This is a continuation on the theme of “Providing Sanctuary”. Click here for Part 1 Click here for Part 2 The issue of Sanctuary seems to be an important one. Almost every time I go into town, I meet someone who says, “About that Sanctuary... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Apr 1, 2014 | Blog, Implementation & Evidence, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
The April, 2014 Psychiatric Services Online Journal included a review of research on peer involvement in delivering services to persons with mental health challenges. This study was sponsored as part of the SAMHSA funded effort to document evidence based services. The...