Why We Started MAKE SENSE

I didn’t start MAKE SENSE alone - Andreea

I started it together with my sister, and we started it from a place of survival, not ambition.

For as long as I can remember, I’ve lived with depression and anxiety. It wasn’t a phase or a moment, it was something that followed me quietly through different seasons of my life. Some days were manageable. Others felt unbearable. I learned how to function on the outside while breaking down on the inside.

Later on, drugs entered my life. At first, they felt like an escape, a way to silence my thoughts, to numb the pain, to breathe for a moment. But what started as relief slowly became a trap. Addiction crept in quietly, and before I realised it, it felt impossible to pull myself out of that world.

There were nights when I truly didn’t think I would make it.

Nights when everything felt so heavy that I believed this was the end of my story.

What kept me alive during those moments wasn’t strength, it was support.

My sister was there through it all. Long conversations that stretched into the early hours of the morning. 2am. 3am. Nights filled with tears, silence, questions, and prayers. Nights where we tried to make sense of pain that had no clear explanation.

Without that support, without those conversations, I wouldn’t be here today.

And in the middle of those dark nights, something started to happen.

Small moments of clarity. Quiet realisations. Tiny "aha" moments where, for just a second, the pain didn’t disappear, but it had meaning.

That’s where the name came from.

MAKE SENSE.

Those moments when something clicks. When suffering isn’t wasted. When you realise that even the hardest chapters are shaping something deeper. That one day, somehow, it will make sense.

We didn’t create this brand for profit. We didn’t create it for recognition. We created it because we needed a place that felt safe, and we knew others needed it too.

MAKE SENSE exists to be a community.

A place where struggle isn’t hidden or judged. Where difficulties are met with compassion. Where faith isn’t forced, but lived gently. Where light exists even when things feel dark.

Watching someone you love fight battles you can’t take away is one of the hardest things in the world - Jana

There were nights when I stayed awake because I was afraid of what might happen if I fell asleep. Nights when the only thing I could do was listen, sit in silence, and remind them that they were still here, still loved, still worth fighting for even when they couldn’t see it themselves.

I didn’t always have the right words. Sometimes there were no words at all. Just presence. Just staying. Just choosing not to leave when things felt messy, heavy, or frightening.

MAKE SENSE grew from those nights too.

From choosing love over fear. From believing that no one should have to walk through darkness alone. From faith that doesn’t demand perfection, but asks us to show up for one another with compassion and patience.

This brand is my way of saying: I see you.

To anyone supporting someone they love, your presence matters more than you know.

To anyone who feels held together by someone else’s faith — that love is real, and it’s powerful.

We created MAKE SENSE together because healing is never a solo journey.

At the heart of everything we do is faith.

We believe that together, we stand in the front row of humanity: choosing kindness, honesty, healing, and purpose.

This brand is for those who feel lost.
For those rebuilding quietly.
For those who are still here, even when it was hard.

If you’re reading this and you’re struggling, I want you to know:

You are not alone.
You are not broken.
Your pain has meaning.

And one day — even if you can’t see it yet — it will make sense.

With love,

— The Founders of MAKE SENSE