In the Media

April Dawn Ricchuito has been honored, quoted, mentioned, or contributed to the following media outlets:

• MSN Living
• Contributor to Brain World Magazine
• Contributor to Social Work Today
• Oxygen Magazine, Australia
• Contributor to MindBodyGreen
• Columnist & editorial apprentice at Elephant Journal
• Columnist at Hello Giggles (Author of Hell on Heels:  Soul Searching)
• Contributor to Yahoo! Health & Wellness for Women’s & Mental Health
• Contributor at Constant Chatter
• Website of Dr. Rick Hanson, best selling author of “Buddha’s Brain” & “Just One Thing”
• Website of Michelle Phillips, author/coach
• Top 10 Yoga Blogs of the Week on Elephant Journal
• She’s the First Poetry Month for Education in Sudan
• Girls Who Rock NY
• Huffington Post Impact
• She’s the First Summer Tweet Up- Top Tweets
• She’s the First Guest Blog
• Her Future “Favorite Blogger“
• Blogs We Dig on Her Future (September 7, 2011)
• American Psychological Association (APA)
• Urban Zen Foundation Community Highlights 
• The White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood (Honored as one of Generation Inspiration’s 20 Young Champions for Women)
• Women:  Inspiration & Enterprise Network (WIE) (Hosted by Donna Karan, Arianna Huffington & Sarah Brown)

April Dawn Ricchuito has worked with the following celebrities:

• makeup for Gloria Govan, VH1 Basketball Wives at NY MB Fashion Week | New York, NY | 2012
• life coaching with JW Cortes of NBC’s Stars Earn Stripes | New York, NY | 2012
• interview with Fran Drescher, The Nanny & Happily Divorced | Brain World Magazine | 2012
• interview with Monique Coleman, High School Musical | Brain World Magazine | 2012
• makeup for Somaya Reece, VH1 Love & Hip Hop for a Broadway play promo | New York, NY |2010
• makeup for Susana Montez, VH1 For the Love of Ray J  | Miami/Orlando, FL | 2009 & 2010
• interview with Ivy Queen, Grammy winning artist | Latin Hop Magazine | 2007
• beauty article with Briella Marie Calafiore of  Style Network’s Jerseylicious & Glam Fairy
• winter skin care tips with Style Network’s Krystle Couso of Jerseylicous (Part One & Two)
• interview with Deena Nicole Cortese of MTV’s Jersey Shore |  New York, NY | 2013
• interview with Tracy DiMarco of Style Network’s Jerseylicious |  New York, NY | 2013
• interview with Ramona Rizzo of VH1′s Mob Wives |  New York, NY | 2013
• interview with Karen Gravano of VH1′s Mob Wives |  New York, NY | 2013

Her beauty articles have appeared in VIBE Vixen and Everything Girls Love, the digital magazine belonging to Yandy Smith of VH1′s Love & Hip Hop.  She also currently serves as the associate beauty editor for Everything Girls Love.

“I started following on you on Twitter; then I came across the website; you inspire me so much!”

- Pauline Ramirez, via  email

“My son was diagnosed with Non-Hodgekin’s Lymphoma cancer when he was five years old. It was in

stage 4, and he had 4 tumours. After almost a year of chemotherapy and constant stay in hospital with no

time home, he was declared in remission. I am very fortunate to have my son with me and, although the

chemo has left some potential issues in his future, he is now a bright, lovely, funny twelve year old.

Reading some of your articles on Hello Giggles reminded me to be grateful for him every day and to stop

caring so much about meaningless things. I adore your site and think your message is much needed –

there’s too much drivel coming at us about boob jobs and the like!”  

- Hayley, “Hell on Heels” reader

“I just wanted to say thank you & tell you how insightful your article was; I’ve had a problem with my

weight for the past few years, only staying between 41 and 45kgs, and have gone to numerous doctors – all

to no avail. They either tell me it’s perfectly fine, that I’m healthy and that I should just eat more. Although I

am anaemic, I try and make up for this by eating meat and vegetables containing a lot of iron. I’ve also had

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- Zainab, “Hell on Heels” reader

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feel “womanly” once again…thank you!”

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