In the 1990s the Italian Supreme Court  overturned a rape case because they assumed that since the victim was wearing tight jeans she must have assisted her rapist in getting them off, thereby acknowledging consent. The next day, women in Italian parliament wore jeans in solidarity and for the past 19 years Peace Over Violence  has run the #DenimDay campaign, to raise awareness about sexual violence. As a mental health therapist and social worker, raising awareness and speaki

I’m getting married! If you follow me on Instagram then I am sure you have already heard the news, but since I just got back our engagement photos I thought this would be a nice time to share a little bit more about how everything happened and some very preliminary  wedding ideas. Or if you just want to check out the lovely photos Kellie did, here are some of my absolute favorites! She did such a wonderful job and I was so excited to see them. Fortunately we got lucky with th

I must admit  that I write this post with some apprehension, as the word  feminist  has a history of being misrepresented and having different interpretations for different people. However, I think  Emma Watson said it clearly  – she said “feminism by definition is the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of political, economic and social equality of the sexes” and she denounced the idea that feminism equaled male hatred. She

This West Village Apartment  by  Fernando Santangelo   is everything I ever dreamed of in a New York apartment and it’s no wonder that his work was featured in  Architectural Digest  last month. I absolutely love the subtle blue, perfectly fit for a sophisticated yet soothing place to live in the city. This shade could put me to sleep in two seconds just as much as it could inspire numerous cocktail parties that go deep into the night. I just love the use of shelving for book