Real stories of wellness in real life
My Recovery Journey: Mary Ellen’s Reflections, Part III
Were you ever an impatient youngster, riding in the backseat of the family car, kicking the seat in front of you and asking, “Are we there yet?” If so, you likely heard in response, “Don’t make me turn this car around.” Today, we’re not turning around—we’re still on...
My Recovery Journey: Mary Ellen’s Reflections, Part II
by Mary Ellen Copeland Last week we started a journey down memory lane, you might say. As we grow older, memories feel soft around the edges, like fading photographs filled with people you no longer remember. This journey is different. It’s filled with memories of...
My Recovery Journey: Mary Ellen’s Reflections, Part I
Summertime is a time for taking trips and making memories. If you are traveling by car, as 38 million of us will this summer, you may be ticking off the mile markers, eagerly wondering, “Are we there yet?” You’ll arrive tired but excited, barely stopping to unpack...
Wellness Tools – Thinking Outside of the Box
Your Wellness Toolbox, the first step in creating your Wellness Recovery Action Plan, is the cornerstone of your WRAP which consists of many, many tools for you to rely on. Sometimes, in my search for Wellness Tools, I am held back by preconceived notions about what...
And it’s All Because You Didn’t Eat Your Vegetables
As certain health issues are noticeably on the rise, the correlation between diet and wellness has become more apparent. Making sure to incorporate the right foods as Wellness Tools into your daily diet is key to staying well. When my kids were teens, there was a song...
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