Live the Impossible Dream With WRAP® For Life Sponsored by DBSA Central Florida Presented by Gayle Schurig & Cheryl Molyneaux

Unlevel Playing Field • 1 in 4 adults experience mental illness in a given year • ~ 18.1% of American adults live with anxiety disorders • ~6.7% of American adults live with major depression • ~1.1% American adults live with schizophrenia • ~2.6% American adults live with bipolar disorder • ~9.2 million adults have co-occurring mental health and addiction • ~ 26% of homeless adults in shelters live with SMH • ~ 20% of state prisoners and 21% of jail prisoners have recent MH Retrieved from: http://namieasysite.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/05/mentalillness_factsheet.pdf

Who we are, why we care! • DBSA National Organization • DBSA Central Florida Mission: Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance Central Florida provides hope, help, support, and education to improve the lives of people who live with mood disorders. To accomplish our mission: • Support groups – Seminole, Orange, Osceola, Volusia counties • Educational courses such as Introduction to WRAP

Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) • Was developed by a group of people who had been dealing with difficult feelings and behaviors for many years • People working to feel better and get on with their lives • Led by Mary Ellen Copeland • WRAP is now used extensively by people in all kinds of circumstances, and by health care and mental health systems all over the world to address all kinds of physical, mental health and life issues. • WRAP has been studied extensively and is listed in the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices. Copyright by Mary Ellen Copeland, PO Box 301, W. Dummerston, VT 05357 Phone: (802) 254-2092 e-mail: [email protected] Website:http://www.WRAPandRecoveryBooks.com. All rights reserved. Wellness Recovery Action Plan® and WRAP® are registered trademarks.

WRAP Will: 1. Help you stay on your chosen path 2. Help you keep track of difficult feelings and behaviors, and develop action plans to help you feel better 3. Tell others how to help you

4. Keep you out of “rabbit holes”

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You Can Use WRAP As a tool to help insure your success especially if you are planning changes in your life, or dealing with issues like:  Work related issues  Family related issues  Housing issues  Health issues  Staying on the path to prosperity Copyright by Mary Ellen Copeland, PO Box 301, W. Dummerston, VT 05357 Phone: (802) 254-2092 e-mail: [email protected] Website:http://www.WRAPandRecoveryBooks.com. All rights reserved. Wellness Recovery Action Plan® and WRAP® are registered trademarks.

Life Plan vs Issue Plan You could develop a separate WRAP to deal with each of your issues or you could include all issues in one WRAP. Today’s issue: Staying on the road to prosperity

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5 Key Concepts •Hope •Personal Responsibility •Education •Self Advocacy •Support Copyright by Mary Ellen Copeland, PO Box 301, W. Dummerston, VT 05357 Phone: (802) 254-2092 e-mail: [email protected] Website:http://www.WRAPandRecoveryBooks.com. All rights reserved. Wellness Recovery Action Plan® and WRAP® are registered trademarks.

Components of WRAP Plan • Wellness Toolbox • Daily Maintenance Plan • Triggers – Action Plan • Early Warning Signs – Action Plan • When Things are Breaking Down and Action Plan • Crisis Planning • Post Crisis Planning

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WRAP Plan – Wellness Tools • Job • Checking, savings, retirement, accounts • Fu Re ard yself a ou t • A oid alls progra ed o GP“ • Take a shopping list to Walmart, Dollar General, etc. • Movie with a friend • Budget, budget analysis • Apps – there is really one for everything Copyright by Mary Ellen Copeland, PO Box 301, W. Dummerston, VT 05357 Phone: (802) 254-2092 e-mail: [email protected] Website:http://www.WRAPandRecoveryBooks.com. All rights reserved. Wellness Recovery Action Plan® and WRAP® are registered trademarks.

WRAP Plan – Daily Maintenance Plan What I am like when I am financially healthy: Able to enjoy life, relaxed, happy, able to reward yself a d fa ily respo si ly…… What I need to Do Daily to stay that way: Know my bank account balance, reduce stress le el, a oid i pulse pur hases, pla eals….. Things I should consider Doing to stay that way: Set up bill alerts, set up banking alerts, check redit s ore, atte d FPP a ual o fere e… Copyright by Mary Ellen Copeland, PO Box 301, W. Dummerston, VT 05357 Phone: (802) 254-2092 e-mail: [email protected] Website:http://www.WRAPandRecoveryBooks.com. All rights reserved. Wellness Recovery Action Plan® and WRAP® are registered trademarks.

WRAP Plan – Early Warning Signs Early Warning Signs – internal • Urge to go shopping • Justifying purchases • Sense of entitlement • Relationship guilt • Expectations

Early Warning Signs Action Plan • Spend some time doing something I love – no money • Give myself a preplanned reward from toolbox • Examine underlying emotions

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WRAP Plan - Triggers Triggers – external • Ad on TV, magazine, etc. • Going to the mall • Getting a windfall of money • Sales of any kind

Triggers Action Plan • A oid your trigger stores • Take a supporter to the store with you • Reflect on your goal chart or vision board

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WRAP Plan Things are Breaking Down Things are breaking down • Every bill is on an extension • 3 day notice from landlord • Payday loan treadmill

Things are Breaking Down Action Plan • Immediately stop unnecessary spending • Call in supporters • Review, revise budgets

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WRAP Plan – Crisis & Post Crisis Crisis plan & Crisis Action Plan • Job loss • Eviction or Foreclosure • Utilities off

Post Crisis • New job • Bills on time • Cheaper plans – ends meet

Implement rainy day plans, seek help immediately, take steps to minimize long term effects

Back on Daily Maintenance Time for reflection, analysis and revision of all plans using lessons learned

Summary – WRAP® Lessons Learned I lost my ability to blame everyone and everything else. I lost my dependency on services and staff. I lost my fear of being me and all I can be. I lost my fear of being pro-active. I lost my victim mentality. I lost my fear of communicating my thoughts. I lost my fear of being a success. I lost my fear of the future and what it may bring. Really positive and life-enhancing things to lose! I hope you would agree. Glyn Butcher

WRAP Next Steps There is only one person who can write your WRAP- YOU! You and only you decide:  If you want to write a WRAP  How much time it takes you to do it  When you want to do it  Which parts you want to do  Who you want, if anyone, to help you with it  How you use it  Who you show it to  Where you keep it  Who, if anyone, has copies of your Crisis Plan Copyright by Mary Ellen Copeland, PO Box 301, W. Dummerston, VT 05357 Phone: (802) 254-2092 e-mail: [email protected] Website:http://www.WRAPandRecoveryBooks.com. All rights reserved. Wellness Recovery Action Plan® and WRAP® are registered trademarks.

Resources To bring WRAP to your organization or constituents:

dbsacfl.org [email protected] 321-444-0832 You may also check out the resources at:

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