About

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Hi, I’m Rach — the internet’s older sister for brown girls.

And if you grew up in a brown household where love felt conditional, communication was a battlefield, and guilt was used like a leash… then you’re in the right place.

Because I grew up there too.

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🌶️ The Truth?

Most brown daughters weren’t raised to become confident women.
We were raised to become obedient ones.

I was raised in an emotionally chaotic household — full of love, but also full of fear, pressure, comparison, and expectations that crushed who I was meant to be.
 

I was taught to stay quiet.
I was taught to play small.
I was taught that my dreams were “too much,” my voice was “too loud,” and my feelings were “too dramatic.”

And like many brown girls...I grew up shrinking myself just to survive.
 

But here’s the part that changed everything: I broke the cycle.
By learning boundaries, unlearning guilt, and rebuilding a relationship with my mother in a way that finally felt healthy for me.

It wasn’t easy. It wasn’t fast.

And nobody teaches brown daughters how to do this.

So I created the space I desperately needed when I was younger.
 

🥀 Welcome to This Is Also Home

A safe corner of the internet for brown daughters who:

• grew up in emotionally unavailable families

• were the caretaker, peacekeeper, or emotional sponge

• feel guilty for wanting independence

• are scared to disappoint their parents

• want confidence, clarity, boundaries & self-respect

• are trying to heal without abandoning the people they love

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This is real, honest conversation about what it means to grow up brown — and still choose to live unapologetically.
 

🕊️ My Mission

To help brown girls stop shrinking for their families, unlearn the guilt they were raised with, and build a life that finally feels like their own.
 

🌱 My Vision

A world where daughters aren’t shamed, silenced, or dismissed…but supported, respected, and allowed to be human.

A world where brown girls don’t have to choose between: their culture and their happiness.
They get both.
 

🤎 Why I’m Here

Because I’ve lived the fear, the confusion, the silence, the shame, the guilt, the pressure to be “good,” the exhaustion of cycle-breaking… And I don’t want you to do it alone.

Thank you for being here.
You are safe.
You are seen.
You are not crazy.
You’re just a human being who deserves better — and this is your space to finally take up room!