Against doctors’ predictions, Charita Cole Brown has been able to manage her bipolar disorder for more than twenty-five years. During her final semester of college, Brown suffered a psychotic episode frighteningly reminiscent of her grandmother’s own breakdown and subsequent hospitalization. Afterward, she was diagnosed as bipolar. Vowing to remain honest, Brown details her struggle despite her diagnosis, with a life full of love, hope, and success.

Charita Cole Brown earned a BA in English from Wesleyan University and an MAT in Early Childhood Education from Towson University in Maryland. She is now retired and lives in Baltimore with her two daughters.

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