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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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.
Resilience, Revisited
Last spring, I wrote about chasing sunrises and what they taught me about resilience. I thought I understood it then. I’ve since learned that sometimes you don’t bounce at all—and maybe that’s the point.
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.
Writer's Growth 