Mommy Is a Rainbow

About the Book

Yellow, pink, blue, red, and green.

Colors dance inside Mommy’s busy brain.

Mommy lives with bipolar disorder, a mental difference in which moods swing from high to low. To explain these shifts to her daughter, Mommy describes herself as a rainbow, turning moods like joy and sorrow into colors. As Mommy paints the world in living color, her daughter learns that Mommy is a wonderfully different artist. Mommy Is a Rainbow is more than a book for children, parents, and guardians. Mommy’s voice is that of all those who live with bipolar disorder sharing their colorful world with others.

About the Author

Rev. Arlette E. Jackson is an ordained minister, certified chaplain and mental health advocate. She holds a master’s degree in Psychiatry and Religion from Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York and completed training in clinical pastoral care at Bellevue Hospital and NYU Langone Health. Drawing on her theological and clinical background and her own experience living with mental difference, Arlette advocates for those living with mental difference and helps individuals, families and communities discuss mental health with insight and empathy.  She is the founder of Wondrous Pillars of Light Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to mental health education and outreach, and its sister organization, Heartlight Universal, which supports her publishing work. Whether at the bedside, in the pulpit, or on the page, she’s helping people find the words—and colors—for what’s too often left unsaid. Learn more about Arlette’s journey at mommyisarainbow.com.