Home is Us is the story of my mother’s struggle and strength to protect herself, me, and my two sisters from violence and harm. The story confronts our shared trauma of domestic violence, verbal abuse, economic injustice, female genital cutting, and boy preference that we all had to endure. It presents our powerful fight for our rights to own land and property, to pursue and earn an education, and to live in safety and dignity. Telling this story helps me to gain greater awareness of myself, how I survived, and how I continue the personal and collective journey of healing and agency by looking inward.  The story draws on language, prayer, song, and spoken word from my Kenyan heritage. I have dedicated over two decades of my life to international development and peacebuilding where I have met  women and girls, men and boys who, like me, have survived violence with hope and resilience. We must continue to heal and speak out.