What happens when the life you planned disappears overnight?
At just 19 years old, Laura Bratton lost her sight after a rare eye disease gradually stole her vision. In this inspiring conversation with Catherine Crestani, Laura shares how she navigated grief, fear, identity loss, and uncertainty to build a life filled with courage, purpose, faith, and resilience.
Together they explore what it truly means to face life’s unexpected challenges, embrace change, and discover that our greatest obstacles can become the foundation of our greatest strength.
Whether you’re navigating loss, major life transitions, chronic illness, disability, or simply searching for hope during difficult seasons, this episode will remind you that courage isn’t the absence of fear—it’s choosing to move forward anyway.
In this episode we discuss:
• Laura’s journey from sighted to blind• Coping with grief after life-changing loss• Finding courage during uncertainty• Rebuilding identity after trauma• Faith, resilience and personal growth• Living with gratitude despite adversity• Overcoming fear of the unknown• Purpose beyond disability• How challenges shape who we become• Hope for anyone facing life’s unexpected changes
⏱️ Chapters
00:00 Introduction02:18 Laura’s diagnosis and losing her sight09:41 Processing grief and identity loss18:05 Learning to live independently27:36 Choosing courage over fear36:22 Faith through life’s hardest moments45:14 Gratitude and resilience53:08 Advice for anyone facing adversity59:42 Final reflections
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🎙️ About Laura Bratton
Laura Bratton is an international speaker, author of Harnessing Courage, and founder of Ubi Global. After losing her eyesight as a young adult, Laura transformed her experience into a powerful message of hope, resilience, gratitude, and courageous leadership. Today she empowers people around the world to overcome life’s greatest challenges with grit and grace.
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Catherine Crestani is the host of Willow Healing Matters, an Inner Authority Guide, spiritual teacher, and founder of Willow Healing. Through grounded conversations and practical wisdom, she helps people reconnect with their inner authority, expand consciousness, and navigate life’s deepest transformations.
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