It's More Fun to Believe

Finding God When Faith Gets Complicated

One woman’s spiritual odyssey from belief to unbelief to understanding how belief invites us to learn how to sit in uncertainty and face our doubts.

In this candid, refreshingly honest exploration of faith and grief, Julie Taylor takes us on her transformative journey of walking away from belief—and choosing to come back on her own terms.

With a blend of science and storytelling, Taylor reveals how our beliefs act as the ultimate gatekeepers of our brains, determining how we process every single stimulus. Through both heartbreak and hope, she shows how these gatekeepers shape not just our thoughts, but our experience of reality itself.

From cynical skeptic to reluctant believer, Taylor’s spiritual ping-pong match will resonate with anyone who’s ever thought:

• “I don’t fit in this faith box anymore.”
• “How do I find hope when everything feels hopeless?”
• “Can I believe without dismissing all my doubts?”
• “Is it possible to find peace even when nothing is okay?”

With humor, science, and surprising vulnerability, Taylor navigates both faith transitions and grief with uncommon wisdom, showing us that our beliefs can be our greatest source of strength when facing life’s most painful challenges.

Whether you’re firmly planted in faith, happily doing your own thing, or somewhere in the messy middle, this book offers refreshing permission to examine where you are and where you want to be. Like Julie, maybe you’ll discover that making room for questions is actually your secret superpower!

©2026 Julie Taylor (P)2026 Shadow Mountain Publishing

Crying on my walk rn

What a treat to hear so many thoughts/beliefs/feelings I’ve had articulated so clearly! I love Julie’s perspectives on faith, Jesus, trials, grief, and how human nature can sometimes get in the way of the good stuff. I related to many of her stories and thoughts and found new perspectives along the way. Thanks for writing & publishing your words!

Life Changing Clarity

Couldn't put it down! As I moved through this book- I knew it would be excellent from the jump because the author is excellent. She brings her classic realness and dark humor that we have all come to love to dearly. This grounded approach invited me to let my guard down and really think deeply about the content of each and every chapter. As I continued to read/listen my heart began to feel hope that there is a powerful force in my corner who knows and understands deeply the burdens I carry- most of which are burdens I didn't bring upon myself but were the result of the choices of others. Those choices of others distorted my relationship with God. I had never known love that didn't cost me something, but this book is an invitation to be introduced to a different God Ive always known. This book takes the shame out of a lifetime of trying and failing to "do religion right" while still feeling nothing. It's given me permission to believe in something and someone who may just love me without any cost. It's more fun to believe that possibility, anyway.

An incredible book.

Julie is a phenomenal writer. It was a pleasure to finally hear her story, she’s real and inspiring and someone to truly admire.