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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.

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.

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.