by Monica A. Coleman | Feb 26, 2014 | Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
“Are your prayers different? Now that you’ve been healed,” my partner asked me one morning. “What?” I really didn’t know what he was talking about. He explained: “I mean, you were depressed. But since our daughter’s birth, you haven’t been. No meds. No sadness. ...
by Monica A. Coleman | Feb 18, 2014 | Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
Depression is lying. Not all the time, but … well … a lot of the time. Because most people don’t want to hear more than “Fine,” when they ask: “How are you?” I lied throughout my pregnancy. The questions were generally the same: How are you? Aren’t you excited? ...
by Monica A. Coleman | Feb 10, 2014 | Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
Even I ask myself: How can someone who lives with depression like such a depressing time of the church year? Lent is my favorite liturgical season. I’m not exactly sure why. I did and did not grow up understanding that many Christian churches follow something called...
by Monica A. Coleman | Nov 17, 2013 | Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
I like memoirs. In fact, when I have the time, I read them voraciously. Because I need them. I need to know someone else’s story to better know my own. I need to know that someone else, somewhere, has experienced some part of what I am living. Has experienced it...
by Monica A. Coleman | Oct 8, 2013 | Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
10 ways you can pray for mental illness Today is the National Day of Prayer for Mental Illness Recovery and Understanding. People often ask me how they can pray for people who live with mental health challenges. I like prayer. I pray. I’m a minister who often...
by Monica A. Coleman | Aug 20, 2013 | Blog, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
For me and many other African Americans, this summer has been dominated by the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman for the shooting of 17-year-old African-American Trayvon Martin. Shortly after the verdict was rendered, media outlets announced that one...
