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... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 3, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
What is unusual about this woman, my mother, that makes me want to share her story with others? Raised on a farm in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania, Kate never quite fit the typical image of a quiet, proper and demure Pennsylvania Dutch girl. Unlike her two sisters,... 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 25, 2013 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Justice Involvement, Key Concepts, Post-Crisis Plan, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
The 2015 WRAP Around the World Conference is only days away! This year’s keynote will be addressing what each us can do in our day to day relationships through peer support, receiving support from others and supporting others, that will help enhance the power... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jul 15, 2012 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Mental Health, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
by WRAP Facilitators These are responses to a question by Mary Ellen Copeland on becoming / being a WRAP Facilitator. Crystal Choate My WRAP has become instantaneous and spontaneous over that last 15 years. In 1996 I read Mary Ellen’s workbook, “Living...