by Mary Jaffe | Mar 25, 2021 | Blog, Children & Teens, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Families, News
It’s been a year since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, and so much has changed in the world over the past 12 months. During this time, mental health issues have increased and have been discussed more than ever. Almost everyone is dealing with isolation in one way or...
by Kristen King | Oct 22, 2019 | Blog, Children & Teens, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
October 2019 is Bullying Prevention Month in the United States. We all know the statistics about bullying and how harmful bullying and intolerance can be. Bullying hurts the person who is being bullied, the bully themself, and witnesses to the bullying. It can have...
by Kristen King | Aug 19, 2019 | Blog, Children & Teens, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Families, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
As I write this, my 7-year-old twins are going back to school in less than 2 weeks, and it’s been just over 2 weeks since I finished my own schooling. While the kids are checking school supply lists and digging out their backpacks, I’m getting rid of piles of papers...
by Kristen King | Apr 15, 2019 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, Families, For Facilitators, Implementation & Evidence, News, Post-Crisis Plan, Stressors & Triggers, Veterans, WRAP Publications & Events
As we’ve been updating and re-releasing WRAP books and other materials, you’ve no doubt noticed some adjustments and enhancements to the materials. We’ve added new examples, created new prompts to help you build your WRAP, updated some of our language to better... by Deb Werner | Sep 20, 2018 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Families, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Last week, I shared a letter to my 13-year-old self, reflecting on the lessons I had learned to help me build resiliency and co-create a life I love and am proud of. My pitch used to include “I have low self-esteem, and I am proud of it because I used to have no...
by Deb Werner | Sep 13, 2018 | Blog, Children & Teens, Families, Mental Health, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
“If you could go back in time and share advice with your 13-year-old self, what would you say?” The question irked me at first. I didn’t want to think about my 13-year-old self, filled with feelings of self-hatred, fright, intense aloneness. I didn’t want to remember...