by Alan Marzilli | Sep 20, 2017 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Families, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Back to school isn’t difficult just for students. Parents and caregivers also face challenges when their children and teens return to school. Getting everyone dressed, fed, and out the door on time may create tension on a daily basis, especially with teens who have...
by Alan Marzilli | Sep 14, 2017 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Early Warning Signs, Families, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Many people look forward to a change in seasons. So much is happening. We experience the change in weather, hours of daylight, and vegetation. But the transition is not always an easy one. Changes in seasons often bring major changes—the beginning or end of a school...
by Alan Marzilli | Sep 1, 2017 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Post-Crisis Plan, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
The past week or so has been a harrowing time for many people. Texans who are alive today have never seen anything like the flood that covered much of Houston. These are trying times for everyone in the path of the storm, as well as for their loved ones who live...
by Alan Marzilli | Aug 24, 2017 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Did you get carried away with the excitement over the “eclipse of the century”? Schools and businesses ground to a halt, and small towns in the “path of totality” swelled to many times their usual size. Seeking to capitalize on the excitement, towns held multi-day...
by Alan Marzilli | Aug 17, 2017 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Mental Health, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
In Greek mythology, Oedipus saved his own life by answering the riddle of the sphinx: “What crawls on four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three in the evening?” Today, we know that brain teasers like these can save our lives—even if we answer incorrectly....