Episode #507: Pamela Michaux

Pamela Michaux is the author of Mundele Diaries, a raw and powerful memoir about identity, trauma, and resilience.

Born in the Congo and sent to Belgium at seven during political unrest, Pamela was promised safety but instead faced abuse, racism, and abandonment. In Africa she was called “white”; in Europe, she was called a racial slur. Some of her deepest wounds came not from strangers, but from her own family.

At just eight years old, Pamela became the caretaker of her younger siblings. By twelve, she had taken her legal guardians to court, moved into an orphanage, and fought to protect them—acts of courage born from survival.

As an adult, cycles of violence and humiliation resurfaced. While pregnant and working at a private school in Paris, she endured racial abuse and threats. This time, she chose to speak.

After her divorce, Pamela reached a life‑changing realization: pain had become familiar—but no longer acceptable. That awakening led her to write Mundele Diaries, not to expose her past, but to reclaim it.

Though the book was temporarily removed following a betrayal, the final and complete edition will be released on September 23, 2025, in honor of her late mother’s birthday.

Pamela’s story is one of truth, healing, and turning deep wounds into purpose—for herself and for anyone who has ever felt unseen.