Mad Maps: Building Trails to Where We Want to Be, Input Needed

For many years, members of The Icarus project have been imagining maps and roads and labyrinths that would lead us in our journey and ground us in the moment. These have been called “wellness maps” or “mad maps” – reminder documents we create for ourselves and the people around us about our wellness goals, warning signs, strategies for health and who we trust to look out for our best interests when we’re not at our best. Originally inspired by the idea of Advanced Directives (legal documents to share with doctors and friends in the event of being hospitalized), mad maps evolved to work as more informal, personal tools for self-care and peer-based support.
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Source: The Icarus Project - Navigating the Space Between Brilliance and Madness - November 5, 2013 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Icarus Project Tags: Articles Source Type: blogs