She falls heavy is proof of the inherent strength and survival instinct of humans. Joy is a little middle school girl who is exposed to severe trauma both at school and outside. No one around her sees, no one suspects what is going on and no one comes to help. Many years later, Joy finds herself in a deep crisis due to childhood trauma. Her memory fails, and her life falls apart when she loses her job, her son to social services and ends up in the spiral of psychiatry.

In She Falls Heavy, Joy talks about her severe abuse and trauma, her path through psychiatry and social services, and concludes with information about the diagnosis she eventually received, Dissociative Identity Disorder.

She Falls Heavy is Joy's first biography but fourth published book. She has previously written two children's books about what it can be like for a child when a parent has mental illness, Kottens mamma blir sjuk/Kotten's mother gets sick and Kotten bor inte hos mamma/Kotten doesn't live with his mother. She originally wrote both books for her son so that he would understand more easily why he can't live with his mother. Joy won a scholarship for the book Kotten's mother gets sick. The third book is a children's book about sexual abuse, Kottan has a secret.

Through She Falls Heavy, Joy has combined the feeling of a biography about her life in combination with facts about the diagnosis of Dissociative Identity Disorder, one of the diagnoses that Joy struggles with every day. Struggling with mental illness is a daily struggle, but Joy is determined not to let it dictate her entire life. In the future, Joy hopes to be able to lecture about mental illness, especially about Dissociative Identity Disorder, the treatment in healthcare, and what it can be like to have children and live with mental illness at the same time.

Kotten lives with his mother in an apartment. He has no father and loves building with Legos. One day Kotten's mother gets sick. Kotten has to move to a foster home when his mother is in the hospital.

The book about Kotten is about how Kotten and his mother's lives change when Kotten's mother goes into depression.

Kottens mother gets sick helps children understand feelings and thoughts about their parents' illness, in this case depression.

It is important to talk to children about mental health and illness. By talking to children, they can process and understand what is happening.

The book is aimed at children aged 4-7.

Kotten doesn't live with his mother is about Kotten who lives in a foster home because his mother is unwell and is in hospital . The book mentions several psychiatric conditions, which can encourage important conversations.

Kotten doesn't live with his mother is an excellent book to read to children between the ages of 7-12 and as support for children who cannot live at home due to their parent's illness.

Kottan has a secret is about Kottan who is a victim of abuse. The book is aimed at children aged 3-9 years where it is suspected that or a child has been subjected to sexual abuse. The book can be used as a basis/help to talk about difficult things.