While actors often give to charity, Tognoni took it one step further and developed a shoe company, Sole 9, where she designs women’s footwear. Then, the company gives a portion of the proceeds to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV). “I knew I was going to use nine power words — love, kindness, joy, peace, fearless, goodness, [etc.] — that are the seeds that live in all of us. When we nurture them, we bring fruit into our lives, and you can live your life from the inside out, every day,” she shares. “I asked myself what group specifically has to experience healing from the inside out, and I saw women who suffer from domestic violence — survivors — who are incredible heroes to me because they move on…
