by Monica A. Coleman | Aug 26, 2019 | Media
WHAT ABOUT MEDICATION? Every time I talk about the intersection of mental health and faith, someone in the audience asks me about medication and depression and faith and science and diagnosis and what I think about it all. In this final review of BIPOLAR FAITH the...
by Monica A. Coleman | Aug 19, 2019 | Media
This week Mel Webb compares my book BIPOLAR FAITH to Augustine’s Confessions and W.E.B. DuBois’ discussion of “Sorrow Songs.” Webb gets me to talk more about rape and how one rebuilds scripture and faith amid suffering. Check out Syndicate Network’s ongoing...
by Monica A. Coleman | Aug 12, 2019 | Media
SEXISM, ABLEISM, RACISM in the ACADEMY ”How do faculty assign copious amounts of reading for seminars and exams and fail to include women and scholars of color, time after time? In a program surrounded by a disproportionate number of men, taught by men, reading only...
by Monica A. Coleman | Aug 8, 2019 | Blog, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
I didn’t know I had a lisp. Not until I was 15 and a boy I liked teased me about it. Once he pointed it out, I stopped talking as much. I immediately asked my parents about it. They said they knew it was there, but didn’t think it was a big deal. They thought I would...
by Monica A. Coleman | Aug 6, 2019 | Media
“I am proud of Coleman. I have no right to say it that way, but that’s the feeling that her book evokes. I am proud that she chose life over and over again. It is no small thing to face the depths of one’s own pain and trauma and try, without a clear sense of...
by Monica A. Coleman | Aug 5, 2019 | Media
Syndicate has commissioned this amazing series of reviews of my book BIPOLAR FAITH! I’m blown away by the attention my colleagues have given to my work. Roberto Sirvent introduces the series here: My mother has dealt with chronic migraines for almost thirty...
by Monica A. Coleman | Jul 2, 2019 | Blog, Monica's Blog, Spiritual Practice, The Beautiful Mind Blog
Spiritual Practices don’t have to be as “holy” as we sometimes think. Here I talk about a great spiritual practice for busy people. Grab a cup of tea. To learn more about the ideas that support my spiritual practices, click here ...
by Monica A. Coleman | Jan 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
This month marks a decade of publication for Faith & Leadership, a learning resource for Christian leaders and their institutions from Leadership Education at Duke Divinity School. Check out some of our most memorable offerings — and suggest some of your...
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,...
