About Minds IN Order
We believe people can learn to function well in every mental state — not by eliminating what they experience, but by gradually expanding what they can handle.
Our Story
Minds IN Order was founded by Tom Wootton, who has spent over 20 years developing a fundamentally different approach to mental health self-management. What began as in-person workshops for people with bipolar disorder has evolved into a comprehensive digital platform — and is now expanding to serve people across multiple conditions.
Tom's insight was simple but radical: instead of defining success as the absence of symptoms, define it as the ability to function well during them. This shift — from avoidance to capacity — changes everything about how people relate to their mental health.
Since 2003, the methodology has been refined through thousands of real-world interactions. It has been studied at Tufts University, reviewed by PCORI, and endorsed by researchers at leading institutions worldwide. Hundreds of people have paid for the program out of their own pocket. It works.
Our Approach
Graduated Steps, Not Leaps
Every program teaches people to expand their comfort zones through small, manageable steps. No one is asked to do more than they can handle. Progress is measured by what you can function through, not by what you avoid.
Condition-Specific
Mental health is not one-size-fits-all. Each Minds IN Order program is tailored to the specific patterns, triggers, and experiences of a particular condition — while sharing the same core methodology.
Technology-Enhanced
Daily tracking, AI-assisted coaching, personalized reports, and data sharing with care teams. The technology serves the methodology — not the other way around.
Research-Backed
Our first program (Bipolar IN Order) has been studied at Tufts University, reviewed by PCORI, and shows strong engagement and retention metrics. We build on evidence, not hype.
The Vision
Minds IN Order is building a family of self-management programs — each one condition-specific, each one rooted in the same proven methodology of graduated comfort zone expansion. Bipolar IN Order is live today. ADHD IN Order and Autism IN Order are in development. The goal: give people across the mental health spectrum the tools to live fully, on their own terms.