by Laura Joy Ramos
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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Laura Joy, He’s Here
Kevin called across the beach to tell me my heron was back after a week and a half’s absence. It made me think about John the Baptist — and the women who’ve spent forty-three years pointing me toward Christ.
The Book I Didn’t Know I Was Writing
In October 2024, an acquisition editor told me I didn’t have the platform publishers need. Fifteen months later, a VP publisher said the same thing. They weren’t wrong—I hadn’t earned the trade publishing route. But in those fifteen months of waiting, I discovered something: I would have published the wrong book.
These Bones Will Say
I’ve never been able to make typical affirmations work for me. It’s easy to lie about myself, but it’s difficult to lie about who God is—especially when I’m surrounded by His grandeur at the sunrise every morning.
Writer's Growth 