by Mary Ellen Copeland | Aug 4, 2021 | Blog, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
It seems to me that there is a worldwide pandemic of low self-esteem, especially among those of us who have had mental health issues or been traumatized or mistreated. Although I am retired, I continue to have many opportunities to support people. And these days I...
by WRAP and Recovery Books | Apr 28, 2021 | Blog, Justice Involvement, News, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
by Lee and Dennis Horton with Introduction by Lynn A. Miller, M.H.Ed., WRAP Associate, Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. (AHP) Introduction, by Lynn Miller I met Lee and Dennis when I was the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Mental Health Advocate and...
by Mary Jaffe | Sep 24, 2020 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Elements of WRAP, Key Concepts, News, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
For many of us, it’s back-to-school season for our kids (or for ourselves, if we are teachers or students), whether that means on-campus learning, virtual classrooms, hybrid learning, or homeschooling. For others, fall brings back memories of school and may spark the...
by Joel Quass (a.k.a. Depression Is Not My Boss) | Aug 25, 2020 | Blog, Key Concepts, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
“What do I look like when I am well?” I had never asked myself this question. So, I waited for the group to share what they had written. I ended up copying many of their responses into my workbook. After all, I was with a group of my peers, all taking WRAP training...
by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jul 28, 2020 | 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, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
This has been an interesting time in all of our lives. This time, this quarantine, the isolation, the pandemic—they are all things I’ve never experienced in my long life. Sure, my family was quarantined for a few weeks when my brother and sister had scarlet...
by Kristen King | Mar 19, 2020 | 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, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
To say that now is a weird time would be an understatement. A month ago, it was business as usual. Now we have entire countries shut down, schools and businesses closed, and people sheltering in place and isolating to try to slow the spread of a highly contagious...