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 Mary Ellen Copeland | Nov 18, 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 Toolbox
The next few months may be challenging. There is colder weather (I am envying my friends in the southern hemisphere) and less daylight. We are in the midst of a raging pandemic that is expected to get worse before it gets better, with no certainty about when it might...
by Mary Jaffe | Apr 30, 2019 | Blog, Elements of WRAP, Key Concepts, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
What’s in your wellness toolbox? Wellness tools are things we can do to feel better when we’re not feeling well or to help us maintain our wellness every day. They are typically simple, safe, and free—a bit of self-kindness and a way to take care of ourselves....
by Sarah Farmer | Jul 6, 2017 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Elements of WRAP, News, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
When selecting your WRAP wellness tools, one of two usually stand out as your go-to favorites. You know—the ones that make you feel better the fastest, have the longest-lasting effect, or are simply the most enjoyable. For me, it’s buying myself a bouquet of flowers...
by Mary Ellen Copeland | Apr 29, 2015 | Addictions, Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Sample WRAP Plans, Trauma, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
The first step in developing your own Wellness Recovery Action Plan, is to develop a Wellness Toolbox. This is a listing of things you have done in the past, or could do, to help yourself stay well, and things you could do to help yourself feel better when you are...