by Mary Jaffe | May 10, 2018 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Implementation & Evidence, Key Concepts, Post-Crisis Plan, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics, WRAP Publications & Events
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been talking about updates to WRAP materials and content. First, we looked at the big picture. Then we zoomed in on visual changes. This week, let’s talk about the WRAP content and how it’s evolving to keep pace with the WRAP community’s...
by Kristen King | May 3, 2018 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
One of the things I love most about WRAP is that, even though I’ve been using it for almost 10 years, I’m still constantly learning about myself through this process. Last week, I shared with you one of my biggest life changes: Moving cross-country. The same day that...
by Alan Marzilli | Jan 18, 2018 | Blog, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Many nations have holidays that recognize not only past heads of state but also those who worked from the outside to fight for equality. Here in the United States, we just recognized Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. Since becoming a federal holiday in 1983,...
by Alan Marzilli | Jan 11, 2018 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Veterans, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
As schoolchildren return to classes in the river town of Kearney, Nebraska, their teachers will have new tools to help them grow socially and emotionally. That’s because their teachers attended a professional development day focused on helping children manage trauma,...
by Alan Marzilli | Dec 14, 2017 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
The holiday season is in full swing. It can be a time of celebration, but it’s also a time that creates lots of added work for many of us. Even if you don’t do much holiday shopping, there can be sending cards, arranging travel, getting ready for out-of-town guests,...
by Alan Marzilli | Nov 30, 2017 | Addictions, Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
The holiday season can be especially difficult for people who are in recovery from addiction, as well as those who abstain from alcohol as part of a wellness plan. In addition to the added stress that the holiday season can bring, many holiday celebrations include...