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The M Journals: Becoming Undone
Becoming Undone is a vulnerable, stirring memoir about what it means to live in a body that doesn’t always cooperate, and a world that doesn’t always understand. Told through the lens of lived hospital experiences, misdiagnoses, and the quiet battles of chronic illness. This book explores the tension between
faith and science, visibility and invisibility, as well as strength and survival
. It’s about growing up in the shadow of expectation, cultural, medical, and personal, and finding the courage to step into your own story anyway.
From hiding symptoms and fears behind smiles, to wrestling with identity in the aftermath of a pandemic, Becoming Undone captures a young woman’s journey toward healing, not just physically, but emotionally and spiritually.
What happens when you finally Who am I beyond my condition? What if I stop hiding?
This isn’t a polished memoir. It’s a messy, honest, and deeply personal unravelling, for anyone who’s ever felt unseen, unheard, or unsure of where to begin.If you’ve ever felt like your silence was safer than your truth, Becoming Undone was written for you.
From hiding symptoms and fears behind smiles, to wrestling with identity in the aftermath of a pandemic, Becoming Undone captures a young woman’s journey toward healing, not just physically, but emotionally and spiritually.
What happens when you finally Who am I beyond my condition? What if I stop hiding?
This isn’t a polished memoir. It’s a messy, honest, and deeply personal unravelling, for anyone who’s ever felt unseen, unheard, or unsure of where to begin.If you’ve ever felt like your silence was safer than your truth, Becoming Undone was written for you.
314 pages, Hardcover
Published October 28, 2025
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January 6, 2026
Book Review: The M Journals: Becoming Undone by Malaikah-Mai Lukonyomoi
Becoming Undone is a raw, intimate memoir that speaks in a voice many readers will recognize but rarely hear articulated with such honesty. Malaikah-Mai Lukonyomoi invites us into the private spaces of hospital rooms, unanswered questions, and quiet moments of endurance, offering a deeply personal account of living with illness in a world that often misunderstands invisible struggle.
What makes this memoir especially powerful is its refusal to tidy pain into something inspirational or easily resolved. Lukonyomoi explores the fragile balance between faith and science, visibility and invisibility, and strength and vulnerability, capturing what it feels like to grow up under cultural, medical, and personal expectations while quietly unraveling inside. Her reflections on identity—especially in the wake of the pandemic—are poignant and resonant, illuminating how illness reshapes not just the body, but the self.
The writing is intentionally unpolished in the best sense: honest, fragmented, and emotionally direct. This approach mirrors the experience it describes, allowing readers to sit with uncertainty rather than rushing toward answers. The question at the heart of the book—Who am I beyond my condition?—lingers long after the final page.
The M Journals: Becoming Undone is not a memoir of easy healing, but of courageous truth-telling. It is a quiet companion for anyone who has ever hidden their pain to survive, felt unseen in their suffering, or wondered if their voice was worth claiming. Lukonyomoi’s story reminds us that sometimes healing begins not with fixing, but with finally being seen.
Becoming Undone is a raw, intimate memoir that speaks in a voice many readers will recognize but rarely hear articulated with such honesty. Malaikah-Mai Lukonyomoi invites us into the private spaces of hospital rooms, unanswered questions, and quiet moments of endurance, offering a deeply personal account of living with illness in a world that often misunderstands invisible struggle.
What makes this memoir especially powerful is its refusal to tidy pain into something inspirational or easily resolved. Lukonyomoi explores the fragile balance between faith and science, visibility and invisibility, and strength and vulnerability, capturing what it feels like to grow up under cultural, medical, and personal expectations while quietly unraveling inside. Her reflections on identity—especially in the wake of the pandemic—are poignant and resonant, illuminating how illness reshapes not just the body, but the self.
The writing is intentionally unpolished in the best sense: honest, fragmented, and emotionally direct. This approach mirrors the experience it describes, allowing readers to sit with uncertainty rather than rushing toward answers. The question at the heart of the book—Who am I beyond my condition?—lingers long after the final page.
The M Journals: Becoming Undone is not a memoir of easy healing, but of courageous truth-telling. It is a quiet companion for anyone who has ever hidden their pain to survive, felt unseen in their suffering, or wondered if their voice was worth claiming. Lukonyomoi’s story reminds us that sometimes healing begins not with fixing, but with finally being seen.
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