"The happiest day of my life was when I had my reassignment surgery, becoming the woman I was born to be," she shares.

The memoir, though challenging to write, provides a profound insight into Amanda's resilience and the transformative power of embracing one's true self.

ALOK is “constantly becoming.” That’s what the trailblazing multihyphenate says when asked who they are.

“It feels less honest to say who I am and more accurate to say what I’m doing. And what I’m doing is: trying.”