Helping People Create Better Outcomes Since 2003

Bipolar Advantage helps people achieve lasting stability and live well in every mood state through an educational system that transforms awareness into functionality and growth.

What experts are saying about Bipolar IN Order:

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Bipolar IN Order explores the positive value of mania and depression, linking it to Eastern traditions of mental discipline, while at the same time appreciating the need for warranted medical diagnosis and treatment.

S. Nassir Ghaemi, MD MPH , Professor of Psychiatry, Director of Mood Disorders Program, Tufts Medical Center
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Bipolar In Order provides the essential message that symptom reduction or elimination is far from the main goal of adaptation and intervention. Sure to challenge traditional thinking, this important work is integrative and wise.

Stephen P. Henshaw, PhD , Professor and Chair, Dept of Psychology, UC Berkeley
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Tom's message-and approach-is a welcome antidote to many, popular ideas about mental illness. He integrates sound, evidence-based tools (such as self-awareness, self-care, and medication) with an especially humane perspective. Too often, in having to accept their condition, people end up feeling pathologized - reduced from a full person to a label. But Tom looks beyond the diagnosis to help people embrace - and accept - the best parts of who they are, instead of reflexively dismissing their feelings and experiences as a simple manifestation of illness. I can't think of a more important ingredient to living with bipolar disorder or any mental health difficulty.

Craig Malkin, PhD , Clinical Instructor in Psychology, Harvard Medical School
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Tom is doing something no one else is really doing. He is turning a serious mental illness on its head and suggesting that by accepting rather than fighting the disorder, people with bipolar can identify and access their strengths and lead lives that are not only satisfying but productive beyond their wildest imaginings... Tom is ahead of the pack. He is staking out new territory and leading the way in showing people with brain-based disorders like bipolar that it is possible to live richly.

Maureen Duffy, Ph.D. , Professor and Chairperson, The Counseling Program, Barry University

Transform How You Live With Bipolar

We help people move from crisis management to stability, functionality, and lasting growth.

Stability

Turn unpredictable mood swings into states you can navigate with awareness and control — achieving stability without losing your depth or energy.

Confidence

Build the self-trust that comes from understanding your patterns and acting intentionally, even during intense moods.

Growth

Learn to see meaning, creativity, and purpose in every state — transforming experiences that once held you back into sources of strength.

These outcomes are what our Academy helps people achieve every day.

The Bipolar IN Order Academy

An online learning system that helps people achieve functionality and stability in every mood state. Through structured lessons, daily check-ins, and reflective tools, the Academy teaches how to live well with bipolar — not just manage it.

If cost is a barrier, scholarships are available through
 Bipolar & Depression Outcomes Research Institute (BDORI)

I was desperate for help and Bipolar IN Order delivered. I learned how to identify my feelings, the changes in my thinking during mood swings and my initial reactions to them. Realizing I had a choice in how to respond instead of just reacting was pivotal. This tool, combined with others, has morphed into a great practice for self examination in the IN Order stages. It is one of the components that taught me discipline and self-control throughout my journey to Bipolar IN Order. What I've learned will serve me well for the rest of my life. Life is finally good.

Jeanette Chiapperino

Bipolar IN Order has made a tremendously positive influence on my life. It teaches a way of looking at mental illness that has helped me turn it into mental health. Tom is a visionary and an outstanding guide. If you put enough time and effort into the course, it will change your life.

Candy Czernicki

Bipolar Advantage transcends the paradigm of bipolar disorder treatment: the focus shifts from eliminating it, to accepting and increasing functionality while going through it. Bipolar In Order has changed my life for the better- after years of failure. I think it is a great resource for anyone interested.

Maritere Berrios Pizarro