by Laura Joy Palma
Author & Mental Health Advocate
Fearfully, Wonderfully, and Bipolar-ly Made
Welcome to My Journey
This is where I share my unfiltered journey through mental health, faith, and finding purpose in the beautiful mess of being human. I’m Laura Joy, author of an upcoming memoir about embracing all the parts of ourselves—including the broken ones.
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Behind the Clouds
This morning, there was supposed to be a blood moon. It was raining. I stayed at the pier anyway. I always stay. There’s a particular kind of faith required when you show up for something you were promised and the sky gives you nothing.
Standing in Uncertainty
I’ve been a planner my whole life. I carried an essay about my future from elementary school into my thirties, and every time God didn’t deliver it on my timeline, I blamed the Strategist. This time, the storm is worse—and for the first time, I’m not angry at Him. Something is shifting. I’m learning to…
How Thin the Line Is
Tomorrow, Joshua would have turned 47. He died on St. Patrick’s Day, 2023 — suddenly, unexpectedly, the way death sometimes comes. I’m catching up with him now, and I’ve been thinking about how thin the line is. How suddenly a photo becomes a memorial. How the living keep aging while the dead stay still.
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