by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 3, 2015 | Blog, Children & Teens, Trauma, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
For as long as any of us can remember, people who experienced various kinds of “mental health” experiences, like deep sadness, anxiety, phobias, paranoia, visions and hearing voices, have been called or diagnosed as “mentally ill”. Those of us who were called... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Aug 4, 2014 | Blog, Children & Teens, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Wellness Toolbox, WRAP Publications & Events
WRAP a Powerful Personal Guide for Life Mary Ellen Copeland writes, “When you are young, it’s a great time to learn how to take care of yourself and how to help yourself feel better. WRAP can become a tool to be used throughout life to stay well, to recover if needed,... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Mar 3, 2014 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Families, Justice Involvement, Stressors & Triggers, Trauma, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
by Kenneth Gilbert, MD, Dr. Gilbert is a Board Certified Psychiatrist whose practice is in Illinois What I know about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) at this point in my life is a lot different than what I knew about PTSD when I was a newly minted Board... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jan 4, 2014 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Post-Crisis Plan, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Stressors & Triggers, Trauma, Wellness Toolbox
Since the development of WRAP over fifteen years ago by a group of people who experience mental health difficulties, I have worked with others to develop various examples of how WRAP can be adapted for different uses. We have one for WRAP for Addictions, WRAP for... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jun 4, 2012 | Blog, Children & Teens, Elements of WRAP, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Reviving the Myth of Mental Illness by Steven Morgan What do we mean when we say someone has a mental illness? If we are to take the phrase literally, we mean that someone’s mind is ill. But can a mind be ill with disease? To believe so, one must make two serious...