Brass & Unity

[Kelsi is] “100lbs of spitfire with the energetic knob turned to 11, then snapped off… I hope this book serves as an example of what you can if you take the pain shoveled upon by life, then form it into beauty.” – Matthew “Griff” Griffin, Co-Founder and CEO, Combat Flip Flops. Ranger <2>“If this book was a selection candidate, it would pass.” – Marcus Capone, Founder VETS, Inc., Former Navy SEAL“Kelsi Sheren is a veteran voice worth listening to… For veterans, I hope this book shows that there are paths towards healing and enriching lives post-military. For everyone else, I hope this story helps bring understanding but also the universality of perseverance through trauma.” – Jesse Gould, former Army Ranger, founder of Heroic Hearts Project“Her bravery under fire, physically in Afghan and mentally within herself is inspirational, this book proves that. Grab a tissue, sit up straight, hold on and prepare for a gut-wrenching truth from the battlefields of Afghanistan and from deep with Kelsi’s soul!” – Steven Nobel, Pl Sgt, 3 SCOTS Battlegroup“Kelsi, an angel, came for our help; she tirelessly worked to ensure my family was safely evacuated from Afghanistan. At one time, while I was so stressed, she messaged me, ‘I’m never leaving u behind’ finally, she completed her promise. It is so merciful to have my wife and son living with me in a secure environment with equal rights and freedom.” – Enayat Nasir, Afghan Civilian Rescued in August 2021

Kelsi Sheren is a combat veteran and artillery gunner in the Canadian military who served in Afghanistan in 2009 with the Canadian, American, and British armed forces. She was a competitive Tae Kwon Do champion from the ages of four to nineteen and holds a second-degree black belt.

After deploying to Afghanistan at nineteen, Kelsi was diagnosed with PTSD and sent home only to begin a new war—the war with herself.

When her therapist recommended art therapy, Kelsi started making jewelry out of spent shell casings. She began with a warrior bracelet that led to the creation of a successful jewelry and eyewear brand, Brass & Unity. Twenty percent of net profits go toward helping veterans who are suffering from PTSD, depression, anxiety, and suicide.

In 2020, Brass & Unity was nominated for Canada’s top fashion award, The CAFA Fashion Impact Award. Brass & Unity has developed an avid following among celebrities such as Ellen DeGeneres, Beth Behrs, Michael Bublé, Jenna Dewan, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Julianne Hough and has been featured on Ellen, Good Morning America, the Today show, People, InStyle, Forbes, ELLE, Fashion magazine, Carson Daly’s “Mind Matters,” and BuzzFeed.

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