It started with her. My mom, Nicole. My mother lived her whole life with autoimmune disease. First the thyroid disease Graves. But later, they discovered Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC). A disease that affects the bile ducts in the liver, leading to irreversible livercirrhosis. Rare, invisible, relentless. For years she managed it with quiet strength until, out of nowhere, her body could no longer keep pace with her spirit. An emergency liver transplant kept her alive for a couple more weeks, but in October 2024, we lost her tragically. Too young and too full of life to be taken so soon.

Losing her was more than losing my mother. It was losing my best friend, my base, my greatest believer, my proof that quiet strength can outlast even the heaviest storms.

But I refused to let her story end there.
Her story is not her story alone. Autoimmune diseases like Graves, Hashimotos, Type 1 diabetes, Lupus, IBD, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Chrohn's disease, Celiac disease, Vitiligo, MS and even the very rare PBC, affect millions of women worldwide. They are among the most common chronic conditions, yet still remain one of the most under-researched and misunderstood fields in medicine.

Too often, women’s pain is dismissed. Too often only symptons, not the cause, are treated. Too often, their daily struggles stay invisible.

That is where After Her. comes in. Something I always felt deeply about: a way to raise awareness, to build a community, and to make care for body, soul, and story; part of our daily rituals.

Every piece of jewelry I design already carries her fingerprint, her legacy. After Her. is my way of extending that beyond myself. A space where resilience can be shared, where stories become strength, and where what was invisible can finally be seen.

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