by Trenda Hedges | Sep 28, 2023 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Key Concepts, Mental Health, Trauma, Wellbeing, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
By Trenda Hedges, Advanced Level WRAP Facilitator I believe wholeheartedly in HOPE and NO LIMITS to recovery! I didn’t always believe this. It seemed I was born into limits. I was limited by poverty, by substance use, and by the stigma that came from living in a very...
by Lynn Miller | Apr 12, 2023 | Children & Teens, Elements of WRAP, Key Concepts, Trauma, Wellbeing, Wellness Toolbox
By Lynn Miller, Certified ALWF, WRAP Associate Happy spring, WRAP community (or happy winter to our Southern Hemisphere WRAPers). With the arrival of spring, I find myself reflecting on the tangible renewal the season offers. As I see flowers bloom, feel the warmer...
by Sarah Farmer | Mar 15, 2023 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Mental Health
By Sarah Farmer, M.A., Certified WRAP Facilitator I became an official WRAPer a couple of years ago. After Seminar I, I read every WRAP product available. I created my own WRAP and one with my daughter. But, in all honestly, I didn’t live it very well. I put it on a...
by Lisa St. George | Feb 8, 2023 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Mental Health, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Stressors & Triggers, Wellbeing
Early in my use of WRAP, it occurred to me that my therapist might want a copy so she could see my wellness tools, stressors/triggers, early warning signs, crisis plan, etc. I’m a very private person, so I’d only shared it with my husband and my one supporter at that...
by Sarah Farmer | Sep 28, 2022 | Addictions, Blog, Families, Mental Health, Trauma
Thanks to Robert Ortiz and Lee Horton for sharing their lived experience with recovery to honor Recovery Month. We at WRAP celebrate everyone in recovery and those on the path toward it—whether it be from mental health issues, substance use, or some other type of...