Children & Teens Posts
by Kathyann Corl | Nov 17, 2016 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, Families, For Facilitators, Key Concepts, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
My late daughter, Kristen, loved music, especially country singer Lee Ann Womack’s heartwarming song, “I Hope You Dance.” My own life journey has been like a country line dance—two steps forward and one step back. I have danced in joy and in sorrow. My faith and... by Sherri Rushman | Oct 20, 2016 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Facilitator Training, Families, For Facilitators, Mental Health, Trauma, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
The tagline on my email says it all: “Be a hope receiver today to be a hope giver tomorrow.” But I didn’t always have hope. Far from it. From the time I was in high school in the early 1970s, all I wanted to do was die. I didn’t believe in suicide because of my faith,... by Laurie Curtis | Aug 17, 2016 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Families, News, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics, WRAP Publications & Events
Advocates for Human Potential, Inc., (AHP) has newly acquired WRAP (see Mary Ellen’s Reflections, Part IV), but we have a long history with Mary Ellen, with WRAP, and with recovery. Over the next several weeks, we will introduce you to some AHP staff for whom WRAP has... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Aug 11, 2016 | Blog, Children & Teens, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Mental Health, Trauma, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
You and I have been on a journey, not just the past four weeks, but for more than three decades. Our journey of recovery has traversed valleys of despair and taken us atop hillsides of hope. There have been unpleasant detours and unexpected surprises. There have been... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Aug 3, 2016 | Addictions, Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Elements of WRAP, Families, Key Concepts, Mental Health, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Were you ever an impatient youngster, riding in the backseat of the family car, kicking the seat in front of you and asking, “Are we there yet?” If so, you likely heard in response, “Don’t make me turn this car around.” Today, we’re not turning around—we’re still on... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jul 27, 2016 | Addictions, Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Mental Health, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
by Mary Ellen Copeland Last week we started a journey down memory lane, you might say. As we grow older, memories feel soft around the edges, like fading photographs filled with people you no longer remember. This journey is different. It’s filled with memories of...