by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Families, Justice Involvement, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
by Richard Weingarten , M.A., CPRP “How good can a day be if it begins with getting up in the morning?” Ed Flynn, Ph.D. Getting out of bed and moving in the morning and then facing the day is a challenge for many of us, whether we have psychiatric illnesses or not.... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, Children & Teens, Mental Health, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
by Peter R. Breggin, M.D. Nothing in the field of mental health will be better and reduce more harm than encouraging withdrawal from psychiatric drugs. The time is past when the focus in mental health was on what drugs to take for what disorders. Now we need to... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Addictions, Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Elements of WRAP, Key Concepts, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Because of Kate, I knew that my diagnosis was not the end of the road, that I would, like her, get well, and stay well. Kate’s story, and the story of others who have walked in her shoes, needs to be told again and again. Those of us with psychiatric illnesses... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, Children & Teens, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
This is a continuation on the theme of “Providing Sanctuary”. Click here for Part 1 Click here for Part 2 The issue of Sanctuary seems to be an important one. Almost every time I go into town, I meet someone who says, “About that Sanctuary... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 3, 2015 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Post-Crisis Plan, Sample WRAP Plans, Trauma, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t concerned about weight gain. As kid, I know I was a healthy weight but I always considered myself the “fat one”. In college I was 5’5” tall, weighed 117 lbs. and thought I was fat. Over the years my weight has crept up and...