Choosing to live at Pearce College

As a young adult, Monica Coleman drew an imaginary line in the sand. To cope with her mental illness, she viewed checking into a mental hospital as the threshold she would never cross. But, in the midst of a mental health crisis, Coleman finally took action. It was the best decision she ever made.

“I felt like the only thing between me and not being alive was this line, and I chose life,” Coleman said.

In one of her most recent books, “Bipolar Faith,” Coelman talks about her struggles with depre...