Health + Wellness

Radical Acceptance of the Isness of Life

I work with many couples and individuals who are highly intelligent, thoughtful, and professionally successful. A theme I often hear in their stories is the struggle to reconcile their life experiences with the amount of effort they are putting into changing those experiences.“I try so hard to be a good spouse to serve, to listen, and to be present.”Or:“I don’t understand why I keep getting stuck in the same toxic relationship.”I often notice that when people become frustrated with these...

Health + Wellness

3D Areola Tattoo After Mastectomy

For a lot of women, there is a point after breast reconstruction when everything is technically "done," but it doesn't necessarily feel done. The surgeries are over, the incisions are healed and maybe you've been living with your reconstructed breasts for a few months. But when you look in the mirror, there are still no nipples or areolas.A 3D areola tattoo, sometimes called a 3D nipple tattoo or medical areola tattoo, can be that final piece. Using pigment, shading, highlights and small...

Style + Beauty

The Legacy of the Accessory

Inside Timmy Wood’s Beverly Hills World Article by Heather Spinks | Photography by Kohta Rincon Photography If you want to truly know someone, don’t look at what they wear, look at what they carry. Often getting dressed is governed by a quiet set of rules: what’s appropriate for the office, what’s expected at a dinner party. Accessories, by contrast, remain untouched by these unspoken social rules. The handbag you reach for each morning is one of the few style decisions made entirely on...

Style + Beauty

East Meets West

Local Designer AK Couture Takes Your Closet Global with Indian-Inspired Fall Fashions Article by Tera Michelson | Photography by Kohta Rincon Photography In a stunning new fall collection, local designer AK Couture introduces intentional, thoughtful design that unites culture and couture. East meets West in the original designs by Amrita Chehil, founder and owner at AK Couture in Mason. She takes local closets global with the history and traditions of her native India. The traditional Indian...