by Sarah Farmer | Aug 31, 2023 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Mental Health, Trauma, Wellbeing, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
By Sarah Farmer, Certified WRAP Facilitator Sometimes life sucks, no matter how well you live your WRAP or prepare for a potential crisis. A recent accident brought this reality home and left me feeling like I’d lost control of my life. After 35+ years of hard work...
by Dawn Heffernan | Oct 11, 2022 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Key Concepts, Mental Health
World Mental Health Day was October 10. It’s a globally recognized day for mental health education, awareness, and advocacy, and a good reminder to take care of ourselves. Together we can reduce the stigma—and start healthy conversations—around mental health...
by Sarah Farmer | Jun 29, 2022 | Blog, Elements of WRAP, Key Concepts, Mental Health, Sample WRAP Plans, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
June is Pride Month in the United States, an occasion to honor and celebrate the lives of LGBTQIA+ individuals. Many other countries hold Pride celebrations throughout the year, too. Yet there are some countries where homosexuality remains illegal, and the lives of...
by Linda Wolf | Apr 27, 2022 | Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Key Concepts, Mental Health, Wellness Toolbox
April is Stress Awareness Month, meant to bring a focus on what the World Health Organization (WHO) classifies as “the health epidemic of the 21st century.” We all have our stresses, whether physical, mental, or emotional. And we all have some ideas in our wellness...
by Kristen King | Mar 19, 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
To say that now is a weird time would be an understatement. A month ago, it was business as usual. Now we have entire countries shut down, schools and businesses closed, and people sheltering in place and isolating to try to slow the spread of a highly contagious...