by Mary Ellen Copeland | Dec 16, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Mental Health, Post-Crisis Plan, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Trauma, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
If you have a hard time at the holiday season, or at other times of the year, you are not alone. Many, many people have hard times that become Crisis situations, situations where others step in and take over responsibility for you, situations where traumatizing things... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Oct 13, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Explore how to build a strong support system; building support is a skill that can be learned. It is important to remember you have just as much value as anyone else and you deserve support, attention, respect and love. Build a strong Support Team. YOU can do it! The... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Oct 7, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
A structured support system for recovery is essential. While your recovery journey is yours alone, others help enrich your existence, and counter feelings of loneliness or isolation. Everyone could benefit from at least five good friends or supporters we can call on... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jul 16, 2015 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Mental Health, Post-Crisis Plan, Signs that Things are Breaking Down
Are you feeling desperate – overwhelmed, anxious, in physical and emotional pain, like you just can’t go on? Perhaps you are hearing voices, seeing things that aren’t there, feeling alone and scared. Perhaps you can’t slow down or stop doing... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jul 2, 2015 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Post-Crisis Plan, Signs that Things are Breaking Down
I feel very strongly that anyone who has ever had mental health difficulties needs to develop for themselves, while they are well, a crisis plan such as the one that follows. This plan allows us to maintain some degree of control over our lives even when it feels like...