Real stories of wellness in real life
Mental Illness Self-Management Through Wellness Recovery Action Planning
By: Judith Cook Ph.D. Although the concept of recovery from a mental illness is relatively new (Deegan, 1988), people with mental health difficulties have been self-managing and functioning in the community long before the idea of recovery became popularized (Harding,...
The Power of WRAP as a Transformative Recovery Tool Within Community Mental Health Settings, Toronto, Canada
Over the past two years, following my certification as a WRAP Facilitator at one of Mary Ellen Copeland’s Brattleboro Vermont week-long workshops, I have focussed my energies on introducing WRAP within a variety of community mental health settings in Toronto, Ontario,...
Peer Support: Beliefs and Ideas
From Wellness Recovery Action Plan and Peer Support: Personal, Group and Program Development by Mary Ellen Copeland and Shery Mead It is important to notice how our beliefs and ideas affect how we do Peer Support. If we don’t pay attention, we may end up doing to each...
Peer Support: Boundaries and Limits
From Wellness Recovery Action Plan and Peer Support: Personal, Group and Program Development by Mary Ellen Copeland and Shery Mead What do you think of when you think about boundaries? Personally, I think of stone walls: something firm and not changing. In mental...
Sample Plan and Schedule for Depression Workbook
From The Depression Workbook – a Guide for Living With Depression and Manic Depression Many people find that planning and scheduling help them feel better. You may have so many ideas that it is hard to get anything done, especially those things that help you feel...
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