Forgive Me My Trespasses

Forgive Me My Trespasses is the story of Ramona A. Bridges and her journey of going from living the American dream to battling homelessness, mental health issues and ultimately finding peace, healing, victory and rebirth. After a lengthy career of work with homeless, at-risk youth and developmentally disabled adults, Ramona hit a wall in her personal life. This was the result of unhealed familial challenges, work stress and plain old everyday life. Ramona's mental health medication stopped working and she spiraled into a complete melt down that ultimately left her homeless and caused her to lose just about everything. Ramona ended up incarcerated and on lock down in a psychiatric facility. This is the story of how she put her life back together, with the support of her spiritual community, Agape International Center of Truth, and her favorite practitioners. Ramona hopes this book will educate and inspire homeless and mentally ill individuals to live their dreams and help them to navigate America's healthcare and law enforcement systems. She also hopes to educate law enforcement professionals on responding to the needs of homeless and mentally ill citizens. Most of all she seeks forgiveness. Self-forgiveness, redemption and healing. And to be viewed not through the lens of her past but through the magnificent opportunities in her present. Join Ramona as she takes you on a journey to understanding, compassion and healing in her groundbreaking new book, Forgive Me My Trespasses, as told to award-winning Journalist, Ifalade TaShia Asanti.