by Alan Marzilli | Jan 11, 2018 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Veterans, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
As schoolchildren return to classes in the river town of Kearney, Nebraska, their teachers will have new tools to help them grow socially and emotionally. That’s because their teachers attended a professional development day focused on helping children manage trauma,...
by Alan Marzilli | Oct 26, 2017 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Trauma, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
It seems like Halloween decorations get more and more elaborate with each passing year. Gone are the days of mostly hand-carved jack o’ lanterns, with maybe some fake tombstones and skeletons here and there. Now, stores sell animated zombies that pop up and startle...
by Alan Marzilli | Oct 17, 2017 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Families, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Last week, we talked about how the change in seasons—longer or shorter days and increased or decreased physical activity—can have a major influence on our moods and how WRAP can help. This week, we’re focusing on the question “What about those of us who live with...
by Alan Marzilli | Oct 12, 2017 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
When you hear the terms “solstice” and “equinox,” you might think of ancient rituals or changing seasons. But do you know what these terms mean? We’ve just experienced the September equinox, which is when the sun passes directly over the earth’s equator. (It also...
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...