by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Post-Crisis Plan, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness Toolbox
Today’s society is fast-past and on demand. As a result, the ability to relax is a crucial skill to learn. When used regularly as Wellness Tools, relaxation and stress reduction techniques have the potential to reduce and relieve stress and anxiety, in addition to... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Elements of WRAP, Wellness Toolbox
I find that the “power of small changes” is enormous. That even on the most stressful day, if I develop or use wellness tools that are just little changes — like tea instead of coffee; driving a different way and paying attention to the difference... 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 | Blog, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP
How are the stressful, frightening events of these times affecting you? Are you having trouble sleeping? Are you avoiding food, or munching at will and putting on extra pounds? Do you feel anxious and fearful much of the time? Are your symptoms more severe or harder... 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 4, 2015 | Blog, Elements of WRAP, Signs that Things are Breaking Down
Developing a Wellness Lifestyle Excerpted from: WRAP Plus : [Copeland, M. 2012 Dummerston, VT: Peach Press. pgs 255- 256] LIGHT Many people fear the onset of winter because, as the days shorten, they feel more and more and more “depressed.” Do you experience any of...