Mary Ellen Copeland, PhD, developed Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) with a group of people with lived experience who were attending a mental health recovery workshop in 1997. She is the original author of the WRAP Red Book, as well as dozens of other WRAP books and materials. She has dedicated the last 30 years of her life to learning from people who have mental health issues; discovering the simple, safe, non-invasive ways they get well, stay well, and move forward in their lives; and then sharing what she has learned with others through keynote addresses, trainings, and the development of books, curriculums, and other resources. Now that she is retired, and that, as she intended, others are continuing to share what she has learned, she continues to learn from those who have mental health issues and those who support them. She is a frequent contributor to this site.
Specific Wellness Tools
by Mary Ellen Copeland, Ph.D Every WRAP class that I participate in, I learn something that I didn’t know before, or I am reminded of something that I had long forgotten. Like a broken record (an ancient vinyl artifact used for recording and playing back music), I am...Life is a Chess Game
by Mardicus When I was about nine years old, I would watch my dad play chess with my uncles every weekend. At the time I never understood why he would never play a game with me, he would say, “Son, go find a friend and learn the game, and when you think you might have...30 Ways to Afford Complimentary Healthcare
by “Rosalie” 30 WAYS TO AFFORD COMPLEMENTARY HEALTHCARE 1. Drop your TV service 2. Color your hair at home. 3. Go to a barbershop instead of a hair salon 4. Make coffee at home instead of buying it out 5. Renegotiate your car insurance...Living WRAP
by Mary Ellen Copeland, Ph.D Many of you have taken WRAP classes or been part of a WRAP group. Perhaps you facilitate a WRAP group. Maybe you are a health care provider who supports people in using their WRAP or a system administrator who makes it possible for people...❤ Follow Us
