by Mary Ellen Copeland | Dec 16, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Mental Health, Post-Crisis Plan, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Trauma, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
If you have a hard time at the holiday season, or at other times of the year, you are not alone. Many, many people have hard times that become Crisis situations, situations where others step in and take over responsibility for you, situations where traumatizing things... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Nov 17, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Key Concepts, Post-Crisis Plan, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
We all experience sudden, unexpected events in our lives that we have not planned for and that require extra effort for keeping ourselves well. Re-evaluating your Wellness Tools during these difficult times can help to keep you out of crisis. Read more about how the... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Aug 6, 2015 | Blog, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
In 1997 when people with lived experience worked together to develop WRAP, we had an earnest discussion of identifying and responding to triggers. It was decided by the group that we shouldn’t spend a lot of time “catastrophizing”, thinking of all of... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jul 17, 2015 | Addictions, Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Post-Crisis Plan
I remember coming home from the hospital feeling great, and as soon as I got there I was bombarded with loneliness, other peoples problems, and all the stuff that probably helped put me in the hospital to begin with [less the drugs and alcohol]. Many of us have found... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jul 16, 2015 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Mental Health, Post-Crisis Plan, Signs that Things are Breaking Down
Are you feeling desperate – overwhelmed, anxious, in physical and emotional pain, like you just can’t go on? Perhaps you are hearing voices, seeing things that aren’t there, feeling alone and scared. Perhaps you can’t slow down or stop doing...