About the Founder

Yvette Norris

Soma was founded by Yvette Norris - a lawyer and survivor. Her journey through domestic violence and its aftermath revealed how invisible healing often is, and how much dignity, beauty and care are missing from the way society responds to trauma.

Through Soma, Yvette reimagines beauty and ritual as more than surface care - transforming them into tools of nervous system refuge, recovery and presence. Each object is designed to reclaim visibility in healing as covetable companions that deserve to be seen, not hidden away.

Soma is designed to soften stigma, spark conversation and embody the belief that recovery deserves to be met not with silence, scarcity or stigma, but with beauty, dignity and care.

When healing is dignified and visible, it can redefine how society values safety and care and make way for larger cultural change. Soma is designed to be the catalyst for that shift - grounding the philosophy in objects of refuge that carry both personal and cultural meaning.

At Soma’s heart is a simple philosophy: that women’s safety must no longer be treated as optional, but as a fundamental human right.