We believe in functional mental wellness, a holistic approach to mental health. We know that there's hope for those of us who have experienced trauma, even profound trauma and that's why we created the universe is your therapist podcast, we believe whether you call it God, the universe, source, unity or love that there is something much greater than us that conspires for our good, we envision a world of healing and connection. And we teach you simple but powerful practices that integrate your mind, body and spirit so that you can come home to your highest self and your truest identity. You are not broken, you are loved, and you can heal. My name is Amy Hoyt, and together with my sister, Lena, we will take you on a journey of healing and self discovery. Hi, welcome to another episode of the podcast. We're so excited and honored today to have a special guest with us. Monica Coleman, and Monica is a professor of Africana Studies at the University of Delaware. And Monica and I went to graduate school together at Claremont. So just a little bit of a reunion. It is very, very fun. So, Monica, recently, your late latest book is bipolar faith. Yeah. And I think this is such an amazing conversation that needs to happen in all communities. But especially, of course, the African American community kind of destigmatizing mental illness and mental health. As I'm reading it, it's just so applicable to so many other communities, and especially spiritual or religious communities where sometimes mental health can maybe accidentally get sidelined out of a hope for spiritual, spiritual healing, perhaps. And so I just I loved it, I had so many moments of that I could relate to. And I'm just, I'm just so honored that you're here. So thank you for being here.