The Bruises We Can't See

A Memoir by LUNA THOMSEN

"Not all scars show. Not all survival looks like strength.
This is a story for those who feel too much, speak too little, and keep surviving anyway."

 

The Bruises We Can’t See is a raw and poetic memoir about trauma, faith, addiction, motherhood, and the dangerous beauty of healing. Luna Thomsen doesn’t ask for pity, she writes with a scalpel, peeling back silence to expose what survival really costs when the world only rewards your mask.

From being disowned for her beliefs to surviving sects, overdoses, eating disorders, and abandonment, Luna doesn't hold back.
Her story spans countries, ideologies, and identities, but at its core is the question: How do you mother a child when you're still learning to reparent yourself?

This isn’t a story of redemption.
It’s a story of choosing to stay, one impossible day at a time.

What to Expect

• 240 pages of immersive, emotionally devastating storytelling

• A memoir that reads like a psychological thriller, with lyrical prose and sharp honesty

• Themes of trauma, faith, abuse, mental illness, addiction, chosen family, and motherhood

• Dark humor woven through unbearable truths

• A deeply personal account that dares to name what others bury

• For fans of A Little Life, Educated, or The Collected Schizophrenias