“It is hard to manage what you do not measure” MoodMapping is a technique that helps you understand your own mental landscape better, understand your moods and to monitor how you feel over the course of the day, week and month. These measurements help you manage your emotional health and wellbeing better. MoodMapping also helps … [Read more…]
Dr Liz Miller is doubly qualified both as a doctor and psychologist. She has retired from NHS General practice in 2016. Dr Liz started her career as one of the first women neurosurgeons in the UK, subsequently she worked in trauma surgery, and finally trained as a General Practitioner and Occupational Health Physician. In her … [Read more…]
Fig 7 The illustrated MoodMap MoodMapping is a navigation system for your mind. It helps you go from one mental state to another. This system works, it has been tried and tested over many years. The worst criticism it has faced is being called ‘Mental Pilates’ and that when you are tired and depressed, it … [Read more…]
Figure 5 – London taxi cabs Accepting I had bipolar disorder was key to my recovery. It is hard to manage what you do not measure and this is the reason why the Mood Map was fundamental to my recovery. It gave me a way to measure my moods and because of this I was … [Read more…]
Fig 6. Sinclair Miller During the 1990s, I struggled. To begin with, I had lost a “glass ceiling breaking” career as a neurosurgeon and what was worse I had lost my mind. I had always prided myself on having a good brain. It did what I wanted, solved problems, came up with new ideas, remembered … [Read more…]