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As it had for generations before her, a heaviness hung over Monica A. Coleman throughout her young life. As an adult, this rising star in the academy saw career successes often fueled by the modulated highs of undiagnosed bipolar disorder, as she hid deep depression that even her doctors skimmed past in disbelief. Serendipitous encounters with Black intellectuals like Henry Louis Gates Jr., Angela Davis, and Renita Weems were countered by long nights of stark loneliness. Only as Coleman began to face her illness was she able to live honestly and faithfully in the world.

Still Here: A Bipolar Survival Manual is a bipolar disorder survival manual written by someone who has lived it — hospitalizations, suicide attempts, medication failures, and the long, unglamorous work of rebuilding a life. Adam Flesner draws on ten years of managing bipolar disorder alongside careers in strength coaching and medical sales to offer something most mental health books don't: a practical, honest account of what actually works and why.

Can LDS church members (Mormons) handle the truth of how bad untreated mental illness can get—even to the church's missionaries? An LDS-market publisher told Author Andy Hogan, "Your story of 2 manic psychosis breakdowns may be true, but LDS church members can't handle it." Andy strongly disagrees. He believes that all people, not just church members, need to know and learn from his experience—that has a happy ending. Here is the book. You can handle the truth.

Whole Health can be achieved! Healing Bipolar and Depression, the 2nd Edition is the inspiring story of God’s grace and healing upon the life of Suzy Hoseus. There is no quick-fix method to gaining Whole Health. This book is about making life-giving choices and learning to live life the way God intended it to be lived—filled with love, joy, and dependence on Him.

Diagnosed with Bipolar 1 in 1999, Allison took medication for 20 years. Through her faith in God, she has overcome symptoms of Bipolar 1 and has been medication-free for over a year. She has never been happier. All is on! That is the spelling and motto of 55-year-old, recently ordained Martial Artists of the Faith, Pastor Allison Joan Hall. She holds a Black Belt in Kenpo Karate and a Blue Belt in Taekwondo. She taught high school Spanish and Art for Baltimore City Public Schools for 22 years from which illness forced her into early retirement.

There is nothing ordinary about mental illness. But there is something extraordinary about how Matthew Butler lived with it. Like all of us, Matthew was a sinner. But unlike most of us, Matthew had bipolar. In this posthumous memoir, written from the perspective of his mother and inspired by his life and writings, we learn an important truth. No matter your circumstances, even if you lose your mind, you always have hope for healing. This hope in Matthew was cultivated by his unswerving faith in Jesus as his Lord and Savior.