Today we’d like to introduce you to Christine Kim.
Hi Christine, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
From Megan’s eyes.
INTRODUCTION to Hanah: Friendship between Christine and Megan started in self development and transformation trainings (WorldWorks Trainings) around 2012 where we learned about the darkest and best parts of ourselves and egos. Even at the beginning, there were no secrets between us. We struggled together and persevered together, leading and coaching a team of people to get their dreams. Life was happening, we both went our separate ways. We were excelling professionally, we got married to our respective husbands, we bought our homes, we had kids and were sort of in our own separate little worlds.
What brought us together again was pain. I remember getting a call from Christine in tears. Not just little tears, but big, ugly, heaving, sobbing tears. She shared how hard life felt, how alone, how heavy being a new mother was. I definitely understood. I suffered from major undiagnosed post partum depression with both of my girls that I didn’t even realize I had to be able to get help. I understood the crushing, unrelenting, suffocating feelings that motherhood can bring. I knew something was wrong. Christine and I didn’t used to cry very often (now we cry all the time). Ryan, my husband, was actually the one to bring to my attention that I should go be with Christine. He really encouraged me to go visit her out in Joshua Tree. He assured me that he could take care of the girls and the house, which allowed me to get out there to support a friend. With that, I ran to Trader Joe’s and Everytable and bought frozen Asian food, fresh fruit and premade meals; the perfect gift for new moms!! With food and love in tow, I drove out to the desert to pick up that precious baby and demand Christine shower, nap, get out of the house, and go to her doctors appointments alone. It was pretty “easy” for me. My two girls are a few years older than her little son and it was like riding a bike being caregiver to a new baby! We sang, we danced, we played games. It was only for a weekend, but I hoped I injected a little sunshine. I feel like that weekend changed the dynamic of our relationship. And life lifed….
The Diagnosis:
I remember seeing her post on Facebook and I thought it was a scam. I sincerely thought someone hacked into her account and posted that she was diagnosed stage 4 colorectal and was asking for help. The Christine I thought I knew was healthy and didn’t have cancer in her family history. It was impossible! How could this be? We talked and cried and cried and cried.
Then there was an entire lifetime of grief that turned into hope and then power.
Hanah started as a spark of an idea, late at night in the Indio desert in California, September 2024. Christine and Megan were relaxing in a hammock together and looking skyward on a night filled with stars. The night was arid and warm and the breeze was gently rocking the hammock on a vacation trip. The idea came to Christine originally. I can’t remember what you actually said, but it was something like, “What do you think about a clothing life for cancer patients?” I drank in her words and thoughtfully responded something like, “With your fashion talent and clear understanding of cancer healing, I believe you can do anything.” At this point I had NO idea that I would be a part of this little dream. I wanted to be involved, but I was too afraid to ask. I had no experience in fashion!
A few weeks later Christine asked me if I wanted to be a fully fledged partner. She told me to think about it and take my time to answer. I was so excited I wanted to jump out of my skin. I think I basically said yes on the spot. Backstory: high school Megan dreamed of going to fashion school! I asked my parents if I could go to FIDM in Los Angeles and my dad said, “Absolutely not.” I needed to get a ‘proper degree.’ Since I needed him to pay for college, I took my love of art class and math and chose Architecture at Cal Poly SLO. So Christine was giving me a chance at making a dream of mine come true! Of course I said YES!
From Christine’s eyes.
Perfection to Presence: The Story Behind Hanah
I have been a good student my whole life—actually, an excellent one. I took pride in being superior, fueled by the desire to be perfect in everything I did. That drive shaped my entire life, until the day I encountered something called transformation training.
My then-boyfriend (now husband), Jason, introduced me to the trainer, Lynne, during couples retreat. I didn’t know what transformation was, but I felt her heart—pure, loving, and present. I said, “I’ll go and learn anything if she’s the one teaching.”
That’s how I met Megan.
The training cracked something open in me. I went back as a volunteer, and Megan and I spent three months coaching a team together. I broke down—again and again. It wasn’t about being a good student anymore, and I struggled to accept that. But Megan—so open, so agenda-less—became one of the most fascinating people I’d ever met. She was just so COOL.
Afterward, we returned to our “perfect” lives. And for a decade, we lived our separate lives. Until pain showed up at my door. My pregnancy at age 42 wasn’t easy. And then came severe postpartum. Emotionally and physically, it was brutal. One morning, in unbearable pain, I called Megan. I burst open. She ran to me. For the first time in months, I napped. I rested.
But my pain did not stop.
Few months later, the diagnosis came. Stage 3 colorectal cancer, later progressing to incurable, terminal stage 4. I did everything “right.” Every treatment. Every protocol. I was the perfect patient. But the outcome didn’t follow my plan.
I began to see things I never could through my “perfect” eyes. I explored. I learned. Everything became new again. I started my own healing journey on top my clinical trial I enrolled in.
I had built a career in fashion—trained at the best school, worked at top design houses, made big money, dressed celebrities. But a quiet part of me always knew: it wasn’t just about that. When I started chemo, I made a shirt for myself—because nothing out there felt like me.
I always believed fashion could do good. Could humanize. Could bring beauty back to a body that feels broken. I wanted to bring all of it to the people going through the most challenging time in their lives. I wanted to serve people through Love, not the need.
So I began again—with Megan. The friend who kept showing up. Who ran toward the pain. Who reminded me I was never alone.
Hanah was born from that place. A healing space for those walking through pain, grief, and transformation. A soft voice that says: you are not alone. I see you—not as a patient, but as a whole human being.
Where We Are Now
At this stage, challenges feel like invitations. They remind me I’m alive. If you’re moved by Hanah’s vision and want to get involved, we welcome you. We are a living organism—growing, evolving, healing—together.
Hanah fashion is for everyone AND adults and children receiving chemo and immunotherapy services. Want to make a positive impact on the world? Go buy or donate clothing for another human who needs it at www.WeAreHanah.com.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
We are still very much IN the process. We plan to launch our website at the end of the month! So far the obstacles have been answered by God/The Universe. Each time we think of something or somebody we need, it sort of lands in our lap. The government shuts down trade with countries abroad, we find a local manufacturer. We need a logo, and angel is handed to us. We need tech support, we get a loving hand! We attribute this ease completely to our work using the transformation training ideas and tools. Thank you WorkdWorks, Inspire Coaching and Foundation Trainings! We have a ways to go and we have a crystal clear intention.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
Google chemo clothing and you’ll find a couple options that look like hospital scrubs or zippered wet suits. We feel like that’s not good enough. We did our homework. We ordered samples from clothing brands out there to test feel, construction, weight. Hanah is distinct because of design, construction, materiality, and discretion. We are the only one that we know of providing organic cotton options, without microplastics. Our hidden zipper is customized to be on the heart side, opposite side or no zipper at all. The zipper was chosen over snaps and buttons because of Christine’s struggle after loosing some of her sense of touch from nerve damage in her fingertips from the chemo. The reglan sleeve was chosen to hide the zipper. We opted for no sewn tag to reduce skin station. Every part has been intentional. We plan to release new designs and items as we grow. Stay tuned for more options.
Alright so before we go can you talk to us a bit about how people can work with you, collaborate with you or support you?
If you are being called to take part in bringing positivity and goodness to the world, support Hanah. You can purchase something for yourself, donate so a patient can receive your gift, and donate to bring more items to our online store! Eventually we will have a blog and communities to bring people together in love and healing. Free ways to help is to like and share our content on social media!
We are always looking for amazing humans to join our team: grant writers, non-profit leaders, sales force, invitations to talk shows and media outlets and more. Givers wanted.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://Www.wearehanah.com
- Instagram: @wearehanah
- Facebook: We Are Hanah
- Other: https://sites.google.com/view/hanah/
Image Credits
Christine Eunhee Kim
