by Monica A. Coleman | Aug 7, 2018 | Media
New York Daily News quotes me in an article about Beyonce, trauma and healing. The past traumas of Beyoncé’s ancestors have taken a major toll on her. The pop star told Vogue she had to come to grips after learning she’s the descendant of a slave owner who...
by Monica A. Coleman | Jun 18, 2018 | Media
Honored to be featured on the back page of bp hope, the magazine offering hope and harmony for people with bipolar. Linda Childers interviewed me and This scholar, minister, and author of Bipolar Faith: A Black Woman’s Journey with Depression and Faith talks stigma,...
by Monica A. Coleman | Apr 1, 2018 | Blog, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
Remember this day. I told myself to remember this day. This was the day when it all ended. This was the day I was raped. It ended before I had words for it. . My ability to sleep well. My ability to focus. My ability to trust. My ability to pray. My ability to...
by Monica A. Coleman | Oct 30, 2017 | Media
The “I Press On” Comuinity decided to make Bipolar Faith their first community book read! Check it out here! Bipolar Faith by Monica Coleman is the first I Press On community read. I must admit that I didn’t have any expectations about the book before I...
by Monica A. Coleman | Aug 11, 2017 | Media
The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention sponsors the National Weekend of Prayer, Faith and Hope. Several religious leaders came together to share our commitment to the connection between mental health and faith. Check out our video:
by Monica A. Coleman | Aug 2, 2017 | Blog, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
He called too early in the morning. Every year on my birthday. My father called to tell me happy birthday. And to tell me that he held me first. “We saw that your hair was black. And I held you first.” “I know Daddy.” This year marks ten years since my father died. He...
by Monica A. Coleman | Jul 18, 2017 | Blog, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
We die daily. This is what I told a student in the summer continuing education class I teach on Process Theology as Spiritual Liberation. She asked, “What about life after death?” And my first response, without much thought came in these three words: “We die daily.”...
by Monica A. Coleman | May 22, 2017 | Media
This is why we don’t talk about depression. Sherri Williams writes in SELF magazine and cites some words from me! So cool! I sat on the floor in the bedroom and thought long and hard about it. How could I affix that belt to the door and wrap it around my neck...
by Monica A. Coleman | Mar 23, 2017 | Media
Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn truly floored me with this review of Bipolar Faith in the Los Angeles Review of Books NOT SINCE MAYA ANGELOU’S I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings has an autobiography chronicled an African-American woman’s journey from trauma to joyousness as...
by Monica A. Coleman | Feb 10, 2017 | Media
Honored to see that my book NOT ALONE: REFLECTIONS ON FAITH AND DEPRESSION is mentioned in #SeatSyllabus from women of color under age 30. Based on the “Seat the Table” album by Solange, Seat Syllabus is curated by Candice Benbow, Elle Magazine and...
