Real stories of wellness in real life
Two Dollars and a Glimmer of Hope
by Deb Colvin My name is Deborah Colvin and I have suffered from depression, alcoholism, cocaine addiction, homelessness, and domestic violence. I never ever thought I could ever overcome these barriers in my life. Then one day a friend encouraged me to buy a book,...
WRAP First
I often find myself frustrated with the mental health and the medical health systems; systems that have often taught us that our first defense against a physical health, mental health, or life difficulty is reaching out to healthcare providers or some kind of invasive...
Could it Have Been Different?
I first became aware of "mental illness" when I was eight years old. My mother began spending all of her time sitting in a rocking chair-rocking, crying, very frightened and unbearably sad. No one asked her why she was crying. No one took the time to sit with her and...
One Person’s WRAP Plan
Recovery Using Restorative Orthomolecular Medicine by Robert Sealey, BSc, CA Robert Sealey is the author of Finding Care for Depression, Mental Episodes & Brain Disorders. My symptoms recurred over 28 years: on-again off-again episodes of depression with anxiety,...
Finding Restorative Care for Mental Illness
by Robert Sealey, BSc, CA A Guide for Patients, Families & Caregivers Contents Reading, Recovery, Writing & Coaching 2 36 Recovery Stories – by patients 2 A Promise of Hope 2 W.R.A.P – Wellness Recovery Action Plan 3 The Way Up From Down 3 Masks of Madness:...
WRAP Can Help
