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by Niki Miller | May 4, 2017 | Addictions, Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Implementation & Evidence, Justice Involvement, Key Concepts, Mental Health, Post-Crisis Plan, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Stressors & Triggers, Trauma, Veterans, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
This article is the second in a four-part series that discusses some of the benefits a Wellness Recovery Action Plan can offer people with addictions, summarizes the components of my plan, and shares examples of ways I have applied them to my recovery. These examples... by Sarah Farmer | Apr 17, 2017 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
I adore spring! It signals a time of renewal and growth, and it fills the world with beauty and color. Seeds that germinated all winter burst out of their dark, protective layer of winter’s hard dirt and begin to bloom. This year, when I saw the first daffodils... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Mar 23, 2017 | 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 Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics, WRAP Publications & Events
Twenty years ago this month, WRAP was developed by an amazing group of peers in northern Vermont. WRAP’s 20th birthday has made me think a lot about my own WRAP and what it has meant to me in my own life. Of course, it has been absolutely thrilling to see WRAP spread... by Sarah Farmer | Feb 16, 2017 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Elements of WRAP, For Facilitators, Mental Health, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
I used to be a musician who practiced 3 to 4 hours a day. But while raising my daughter, I could never find time to practice, and I slowly let her musical choices rule the household. First it was perky kid tunes, then Disney musicals, and now girl-power rock. I slowly...
by Sarah Farmer | Feb 9, 2017 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Mental Health, Sample WRAP Plans, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
I recently packed up all my belongings, got in a car with my daughter, two very angry cats, and a happy but confused dog, and moved across the country. Although the move was the right choice for many reasons, it meant leaving my support system and the network of... by Sarah Farmer | Jan 26, 2017 | Addictions, Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Post-Crisis Plan, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
I had a major need for WRAP long before I discovered it, but better late than never! For four decades, I walked through life in survival mode, weathering the dark times as best I could without a roadmap to guide me. To be honest, when I first heard about WRAP, I...