Five Keys to Mood – Adapted from Mood Mapping by Dr Liz Miller

We can do well in life and avoid disorders by paying attention to our five keys to mood and well-being:

• SURROUNDINGS – Do we have a good enough home in a good enough neighbourhood and do we get outdoors?
• HEALTH – Are we eating the right things that allow us to be active, sleep well and think clearly?
• AUTONOMY – Do we have purpose in our lives and are we achieving some of what we want to be doing?
• RELATIONSHIPS – Who are we supporting and who supports us?
• EDUCATION – What do we know and what can we share?

We get over disorders by:

• spending time in SURROUNDINGS that suit us
• looking after our physical HEALTH
• keeping HOPES alive and being able to ‘do our thing’ including being creative or productive
• paying attention to our RELATIONSHIPS
• continuing to LEARN and adapting to a changing world

Possibly you have only been paying attention to some of these keys to mood and well-being? This is okay because many people get by focusing just the things they feel are key for them.

What we believe is that sometimes it is necessary to re-look at the FIVE KEYS TO MOOD as part of restoring BALANCE to our lives.