Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics Posts
Coming Out of the Mire
by Mary Ellen Copeland, Ph.D There is a hard, dark, very murky lump, that aches a bit in the middle of my chest. It is gray, but not the warm, gray of tree trunks or chick-a-dees. It is a foreboding and sinister gray, one that has the capacity to sap my life energy...The Wellness Toolbox and Flashbacks
I am providing support for a person who is recovering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and who experiences lots of intrusive and horrific flashbacks of the trauma he has experienced. It seems like the flashbacks are trying to keep him from being who he...Advocacy – A Wellness Tool
To truly experience wellness and recovery I have learned that I want to be, and have to be an advocate for issues that I feel passionately about. A big part of recovery for me has been learning to advocate for myself. When I began work on my recovery, I had no idea...The Many Faces of WRAP
by Marvel Boolman, CRSS [Certified Recovery Support Specialist] I am often encouraged by being a facilitator of the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP). In the six years of facilitating WRAP in a Mental Health Center setting I have seen many different faces of people...WRAP for the Effects of Trauma
For over twenty years, I have been working with people who experience mental health difficulties. This work is a result of my ongoing personal search for wellness and improvement in the quality of my life in spite of challenging mental and physical health issues. I...❤ Follow Us
