For partners, organizations, and communities

Explore ITZ with your organization or community.

In The Zone helps people living with bipolar and the people around them stay connected and supported between care moments.

We welcome formal partnerships and non-contractual collaborations with organizations, communities, care providers, peer-support groups, and researchers.

ITZ is not a crisis service and does not replace treatment, therapy, medication, or emergency support.

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What is In The Zone

Say less. Signal more.
Get support sooner.

In The Zone helps people living with bipolar share how they feel with trusted people, without needing to explain everything from scratch.

It is not only about tracking symptoms. It is about making it easier to reach a real connection, your tribe, before things become harder to manage.

Why this may matter for organizations

For organizations, care providers, and communities, ITZ may offer a simple way to keep support visible between care moments. This is cleaner and less repetitive.

Share how you feel

A simple check-in helps people put feelings into words, even when it is hard.

Reach your trusted people

The user's tribe can be notified, so support can start earlier.

Support between care moments

ITZ helps keep support visible in daily life, not only during appointments or crises.

What we have learned from our community

Shaped by community input and professional feedback

Words from 250+ hours of interviews and conversations with people living with bipolar and their support system.

Shaped by 250+ hours of interviews and conversations

Created in collaboration with healthcare professionals

Grounded in daily life, not just medical treatment

"Even after diagnosis and treatment, we spend 98% of our time managing this on our own."

- Person living with bipolar, Amsterdam

"When you're depressed, your personality is wiped out. Having someone who just knows, without me having to explain, would change everything."

- K., diagnosed post-partum - Person living with bipolar, UK

"People love hypomanic people. You're high-energy, you're fun. That's the hardest part, you need your guard to tell you what you can't see."

- L. - Person living with bipolar 1, Germany

"It's okay to let go sometimes. It's okay to drop the ball, to lose a day."

- Partner of a person living with bipolar, Netherlands

"The 'high' phases are the ones during which my father feels he lacks self-awareness the most."

- Daughter of a parent living with bipolar 2, France

Built in collaboration with

We are proud to have the support from mental health organisations in the Netherlands and abroad.

Founder credibility

Built from lived experience. Recognized by KenBiS.

In The Zone was founded by Idan Spund, drawing from lived experience with bipolar and years of peer-support conversations in Amsterdam.

The product is shaped by community input, professional feedback, and the need for earlier, gentler support.

Nominated for the Willem Nolen Prize

In 2025, Idan was nominated by KenBiS, the Dutch National Organisation for Bipolar Disorder, for his contribution to bipolar care and innovation.

Partners FAQ

Common questions from organizations, care providers, peer-support groups, community collaborators, and potential formal partners.