Creative Mood Journal: Edition 1. Bipolar 1:Color Theory Symptoms Tracker for Bipolar 1

by Amanda McNamara

Overview

The primary focus of this guided journal, is to utilize expressions of color as much as you can, especially when logging your emotions. Any use of color allows you to see whether your brain is staying consistent, or if it fluctuates a little too often. The brain pattern mood logs are where I personally see the fluctuations the most.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798881191825
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	05/31/2024
Series:	Mental Health Journals , #1
Pages:	102
Sales rank:	322,339
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.28(d)

About the Author

Amanda was diagnosed with bipolar one in 2010. She has always had a creative mind and has found many ways to utilize art to manage her bipolar. Primarily, she works with acrylic and collage on canvas. Amanda had fallen in love with art history and collage in high school. In 2020, she rediscovered art as a coping skill. Throughout the years, Amanda has always been an advocate for mental health. She has provided social media content, personal stories, and (of course) memes. “The goal is to have a conversation about bipolar and mental health, she said. ”Once you do, you get questions and that is how people learn and develop an understanding.”

In 2019, Amanda first created ideas for a functional Bipolar journal. “I was in the worst depression of my life,” she said. “I couldn’t write down a lot of information, let alone function. Even though it was for my future self, advocating for mental illness, and a way to communicate with my family and providers. Everything was a mountain.”

One day, she created the idea of a color theory “brain chart.” She printed off a generic image of a brain icon and used colored pencils to log her episodes and moods. This was how she would communicate with her family and providers to get help.

She always wanted to create something not only for herself but for those who also battle with mental illness, especially Bipolar 1. The color theory “brain chart” helped Amanda so much, she made it an integral part of the Monarch journal.

Five years later, her passions for art and mental health have lead her to create Monarch Mental Health. Her story is not over yet, and she invites you on her journey.