Hi, friend, I’m Raina (she/her).

My ancestors found home on the lands we now call West Africa, Western Europe (Scotland, England, Ireland, Germany), and Turkey.

I live and work on the historic, ancestral, and contemporary lands and beautiful fresh waters of the Anishinaabe and Wyandot peoples.

Some other fun facts about me:

​​I'm a condiment QUEEN (AKA the sauce boss)

• I'm gluten free (sad, but true)

• I LOVE LOVE LOVE swimming and dancing

• I have to read fiction before bed (Most recently finished The Poppy War, which wasn't actually the most calming bedtime read hehe)

• I'm a dog mom to Wilhelmina Basil (she's a border collie / pittie mix)

• I'm Queer, neurodivergent, and live with ebbing and flowing chronic pain due to an injury

• I also run a therapy practice based in Michigan

I know that you haven’t always (or maybe ever) been able to find people who can understand your experience as a mixed person.

With me, you’ll have a dedicated space to talk to someone who also lives between cultures - you'll never have to overexplain to be seen, heard, and understood here at Mixed Race Belonging.