About Us

Why is RAYA all about self love? 

I am Samira, the face behind RAYA. I moved to the United States of America at the very end of 2019 with a world of hope and plans for making a better future for myself and my family. Little did we know that our dreams would be locked away by the Pandemic lock down. 

Leaving behind family, friends, job, previous life; and starting a new life in a new country with a pandemic drove us through emotional roller coasters. Joblessness and financial difficulties only added more to our worries. Our mental health was at the brink of collapsing. Unmotivated, lost, degrading physical and mental health; this was what we had become.

But then came that special moment in my life when I looked at me in the mirror and asked myself, Is this what you came for to the U.S? Are you not strong enough to get through this and become a successful person? How can you be a role model to your child if you can't be a role model for yourself? How can you be strong mother to your child if you are not strong yourself? I started taking care of my self, I started taking care of my mental health, I started getting motivated and making myself stronger day by day. Henceforth any difficulty would only make me stronger and tougher. I started reading, listening audio books, learning from other people, increasing my knowledge, working out, doing skin care, making plans for my future and how I can achieve all those plans.

During this tough year I understood that if we believe in our selves, if we take care of our selves, if we love our selves, we can go through any difficulty in life. We can achieve any goal in our life. We can do more for our families. If we accept our self, the world will accept us. If we love our self, the world will love us. The world is just a mirror of our own thoughts and behavior. 

I created RAYA to spread the message of self love and self care and to inspire people everyday. And to remind them that you are strong, you are beautiful, you are unique; all you have to do is believe in yourself and love yourself.