by WRAP and Recovery Books | Aug 23, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Mental Health, Post-Crisis Plan, Stressors & Triggers, Trauma, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Hello! My name is Jenna and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor working in Pennsylvania. Since I went to WRAP Level 1 training a few months ago, it has become a tool that has been useful for both me and the consumers with whom I work. For the longest time, I have...
by WRAP and Recovery Books | Aug 23, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Elements of WRAP, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
WRAP has always been a great tool for me. I was first introduced to it in 2009 at a day treatment program. That is where I first began to understand about myself and my process of recovery. I found out the tools that kept me well such as deep breathing, walking, and...
by WRAP and Recovery Books | Aug 23, 2015 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Mental Health, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
My name is Sarah and I love WRAP! I have struggled with mental illness since my early teens. I struggled with major depression, self injury and bipolar 2. I was introduced to WRAP by a friend about 5 years ago. My friend said it was so very helpful for her and I...
by WRAP and Recovery Books | Aug 23, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Justice Involvement, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
When I was at my lowest point in life, an angel came into my life and offered me a WRAP class. I had been in jail, arrested for a psychiatric offense after being enrolled in graduate school. I never thought anything like that could happen to me. I had a psychotic... 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...