Why I Created Rooh Sanctuary

I created Rooh Sanctuary because I needed a space like this.

A place where women and girls who look like me could come as they are, tender, tired, angry, healing.

A place where our pain wouldn’t be pathologized or silenced.

A place where our healing wasn’t separated from our history.

Rooh means soul.

And this sanctuary is just that, a soul space for BIPOC women and girls.

Here, we don’t treat symptoms in isolation.

We hold the whole person, the trauma, the culture, the rage, the brilliance, and the bloodline.

And everything we offer is grounded in a decolonized, culturally-rooted approach.

Because we know our healing cannot be separated from the systems we move through,

the lands we come from,

or the stories we carry in our bones.

Our care extends beyond talk therapy.

Rooh Sanctuary isn’t just about wellness.

It’s about liberation.

It’s about reclaiming the parts of ourselves that were colonized, erased, or shamed,

and reminding every woman and girl who walks through our doors:

You are not broken. You are becoming.

You are worthy of healing that honors your story, your softness, and your power.

This sanctuary is my love letter to every girl who was ever told to shrink,

stay quiet,

or “be strong” instead of being seen.

You are seen now.

You are safe here.

And your soul is sacred.