by Phyllis Coletta | Dec 10, 2025 | Blog, Mental Health, News, Wellbeing
By Phyllis Coletta, WRAP community member and author of How to Be a Good Dog: Learning to Sit, Stay, and Heal For many reasons, much of my life was very chaotic, until my early forties when I realized I needed some relief from the relentless voice in my head that...
by Siu Sze Man | Aug 28, 2025 | Blog, Crisis Plan, Mental Health, Stressors & Triggers, Trauma
Content warning: the following material contains content related to suicide. By Sushi Siu, WRAP ALF in Hong Kong Hi, everyone! I’m Sushi, and I’m from Hong Kong. I’m a person in recovery (PIR) and also a WRAP Advanced Level Facilitator (ALF). I’ve been living with... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jul 30, 2025 | Blog, WRAP Publications & Events
Greetings to this wonderful WRAP community! If you are thinking about going to the WRAP Symposium in Great Falls, Montana, in October, my suggestion to you is—GO! I am old now, and traveling is no longer an option for me. However, I am excited to be sharing a virtual...
by Mary Ellen Copeland | Apr 22, 2025 | Creating & Using Your WRAP, Mental Health, Stressors & Triggers, Wellbeing
More than 35 years ago, around 1987, the extremes of mood I had been experiencing—deep depressions and out-of-control mania—became totally overwhelming. I reached out to various health care providers. I saw one who said, “You are manic depressive like your mother. It...
by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jan 29, 2025 | Blog, Elements of WRAP, Implementation & Evidence, Wellbeing, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
by Mary Ellen Copeland, WRAP Co-Originator We are now moving into the 28th year of WRAP. Wow! Who knew?! Although there have been many attempts to disparage, change, and copy WRAP, WRAP, as it was developed 28 years ago by an amazing group of peers—people who, at that...