by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Post-Crisis Plan, Signs that Things are Breaking Down
Experiencing mental health challenges is really hard. Many people who try and live with these issues every day sometimes feel so discouraged they want to end their lives. Suicide is never a good idea. Why not? People with mental health challenges get well and stay... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Addictions, Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Elements of WRAP, Key Concepts, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Because of Kate, I knew that my diagnosis was not the end of the road, that I would, like her, get well, and stay well. Kate’s story, and the story of others who have walked in her shoes, needs to be told again and again. Those of us with psychiatric illnesses... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 3, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Justice Involvement, Key Concepts, Post-Crisis Plan, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
by Magdaline In 2008, the Kalamazoo 8th District Court of Michigan established a Mental Health Recovery Court [MHRC]. The program started after some local judges noticed they were seeing the same people over and over — mostly on misdemeanor charges rather than... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 3, 2015 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Post-Crisis Plan, Sample WRAP Plans, Trauma, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t concerned about weight gain. As kid, I know I was a healthy weight but I always considered myself the “fat one”. In college I was 5’5” tall, weighed 117 lbs. and thought I was fat. Over the years my weight has crept up and... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 3, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Elements of WRAP, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Wellness Toolbox
WRAP was developed in 1997. Since that time hundreds of thousands of people have been in WRAP groups, used WRAP resources and developed their own personal WRAP. In that time, many, many people have said to me “WRAP Gave me Back my Life and Saved My... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 3, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Excerpts from “WRAP for the Effects of Trauma” The following is a list of some common Wellness Tools that others have used to heal from the effects of trauma. If the tool is preceded by an asterisk, you can find more information in the appendices at the...