Stressors & Triggers Posts

A Prescription for Success

More than two decades ago, my life was a rollercoaster of manic moods, forced hospitalizations, and medication that nearly cost me my marriage, my children, and my career as a primary school and special education teacher. The last time was the worst. In 1997, I was in...

WRAP Is a Recipe for Life

My mother kept all her recipes loose in a box under the bed. If we wanted to bake cinnamon buns, my elder sister and I could spend an entire Saturday morning helping Mom sort through all the recipes hoping to find the right one. If my mother had had a proper recipe...

Mary Ellen Copeland to Lead Preconference Workshop on WRAP at NatCon17 Conference

Mary Ellen Copeland, Ph.D., will lead a preconference university entitled, “Creating Your Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP),” at the National Council for Behavioral Health annual conference (NatCon17) on Sunday, April 2, 2017, 1–5 p.m., at the Washington State...

Saying “Yes” to WRAP and to Life

  I’ve often said that when WRAP is the question, “yes” is the answer. WRAP has taken me across Ohio, around the country, and home again. In the process, I’ve learned that approaching life in a spirit of “yes,” with WRAP as a guide, opens possibilities available...

The Passion and Purpose of WRAP

This week, we continue introducing you to Advocates for Human Potential (AHP) staff who have both a personal and professional history with, and a commitment to, WRAP and its role in recovery. Today, Melody Riefer shares her thoughts about what makes WRAP work. I am...