By Morgan Thain Miller

My name is Morgan Thain Miller and this is my journey.

Not the curated version, not the one that fits in a few sentences, but the real one. The one with detours, doubts, healing, and hope. The one that started in a hospital room and found its way into a newspaper, and now onto this screen in front of you.

My journey isn’t linear. It’s layered. It’s the story of a girl who lost parts of her brain function but found her entire identity. Who rewrote her story by reclaiming her name and every piece of herself that came with it.

I was 10 when everything changed. A brain injury doesn’t ask permission. It doesn’t come with a manual. One day I was just Morgan. The next, I was navigating speech therapy, memory lapses, fatigue, identity shifts, and the slow, painful process of becoming whole again.

There were days I didn’t recognise the person I saw in the mirror. Days when I missed the old version of me the one who could do everything without overthinking, without pain. But over time, I stopped looking back. I started listening. Listening to the new version of me. The one who saw life differently. Who felt things deeper. Who understood that struggle was not the end of the story.

The purpose of sharing this story 9 years after it happened is because now. I have formed a deeper understanding on the topic. I have healed. I have completed things I never thought would be possible walking,talking, academics, being in the press and most importantly just being here to tell my story

That’s when Makia was born.

Not as a business, but as a belief. A belief that we are allowed to rebuild. That our voice matters. That mindset, energy, and identity are not just buzzwords they’re lifelines.

I started with blog posts. Then came the press. But through it all, what mattered most wasn’t how many people saw it, it was that I was finally seeing myself.

There’s power in deciding who you want to be. I changed my name to reflect all parts of my truth my dad’s side, my stepdad’s side, my own legacy. Every time I say “Morgan Thain Miller,” I’m saying: I get to choose. And so do you.

This isn’t just a comeback story. It’s a becoming story. I’m not “back to who I was” I’m becoming someone stronger, louder, and more aligned than ever.

If you’ve ever felt like your life fell apart before it even started, I get it. But here’s what I’ve learned: nothing is wasted. Every setback carries the seed of your next step. Every ‘no’ redirected me to a better ‘yes.’

My journey isn’t over it’s only just getting started. But if you take one thing from this page, let it be this:

You are allowed to start again. You are allowed to reinvent. You are allowed to build something meaningful from the ruins.

And you? You are more powerful than you think.