I’m a Kenyan-born cultural strategist, mindfulness practitioner, empowerment educator, and advocate for justice. For many years, I have shown up with clarity and conviction in spaces where change is necessary, guided by my lived experience, cultural roots, and commitment to healing.
As the founder of Wounded Healers International, I lead efforts across Kenya and the United States to support women, girls, and immigrant communities with dignity, compassion, and culturally grounded care. I lead with both lived experience and professional strength.
I hold a degree in Counseling Psychology, and I’m a globally certified Empowerment Self-Defense instructor, a trained mindfulness teacher, and a climate justice enthusiast who believes that healing the earth and healing ourselves are deeply connected.
My lifelong mission is to end the cycle of sexual violence — especially for African women and girls who are too often silenced by systems, stigma, or distance. My advocacy spans continents, and so does my impact.
Hi, I’m Nuna.
I’m often asked if I carry regret, anger, or bitterness about my journey — and my answer is no.
I’ve walked through trauma, displacement, and loss. I’ve witnessed injustice firsthand. But I don’t hold onto bitterness. I’ve learned that when we hold pain too tightly, we leave no room for healing — and I choose to live in a space of healing, not harm.
Yes, I miss my homeland deeply. I miss the rhythm of my culture, the wisdom of my mother, and the land that raised me. But I carry that beauty with me every day in my work, in my family, in my breath.
I feel gratitude for the life I’ve been able to build here in Maine. I’m grateful for the education my children are receiving. For the friends and mentors who welcomed me, challenged me, and helped me find my place. For the community leaders who saw my strength and stood beside me.
I’m grateful that this country, despite its contradictions, gave me a space to grow, serve, lead, and rise.
And I remain committed to making that space wider for the next woman, the next immigrant, the next survivor still finding her voice.
When I am not protesting, facilitating workshops, or speaking, you will often find me outside in nature — walking, breathing, and reconnecting with my spirit. After years of working in the nonprofit world, I rediscovered beauty and stillness in the natural world. Being outdoors is where I feel most grounded, where I connect with myself and with the divine, and where clarity returns. I often guide women on walking-based coaching sessions and take immigrant community members out into nature, creating space for joy, reflection, and belonging. The land continues to teach me, steady me, and shape the leader I am becoming.
My Approach
I don’t believe in one-size-fits-all solutions — because the communities I serve are diverse, complex, and powerful in their own right. I show up with presence. I lead with care. I partner with people, not just institutions.
Here are my values;
LOVE
Love for people. Love for truth. Love is an active commitment to care, dignity, and connection.
Curiosity
Curiosity creates space for learning, growth, and real transformation.
Justice
Justice is the reason I show up not as a concept, but as a lived reality we must build every day through action, policy, and community.
Joy
I make space for joy even in heavy work, because joy renews us and reminds us of what’s possible.