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In the past, I often found that when I reached out for a fast cure it led me down a slippery slope of more medications, hopeful dependence on the next prescription and ultimately a much longer drawn-out illness.

I've found that balance is key. I'm no longer an extremist in any one direction.

I've learned to surround myself with women who lift me up and leave me feeling nurtured rather than drained.

I was essentially paid to perpetuate the myth that we are all, or should at least try to be, 17 and a size 2 forever.

My weight fluctuated when I was 30, and I did the unthinkable - I stepped out as a plus-sized model.

Just as young people absorb all kinds of messages from the media, young girls learn what it means to be a woman by watching the older women in their lives.

My days are jam-packed with carpools, classroom assistance, tending to chickens, dogs and seven acres of olive trees!

There comes a moment as a parent when you realize you will no longer be the center of your child's universe.

When you become a parent, it's not all about you anymore.

The doctor asked what my diet was like and I had to sit down and realize it's not normal, and hadn't been normal for about 20 years.

I feel like it's my responsibility to honestly cover a lot of subjects in part because I have two little girls and I really want them when they grow up to have a voice.

The pressure was if I didn't get into that dress size someone else would - someone else would get the job.

I grew up on antibiotics. Every ailment - sore throats, earaches, flus - warranted a trip to the doctor and in most cases some kind of prescription.

I believe that as women, we must commit ourselves to sustaining the progress made by our foremothers who fought so hard for women's equality and liberation.

But I would assert that despite the wide variety of yoga options and individual preferences, there is one universal element: the union of consciousness and movement, breath and awareness.

I didn't know what to do with calories.

Eating disorders, body dysmorphia and a general dissatisfaction with one's life and body seems to ail too many young people.

It not unusual for women with anorexia to suffer heart attacks.

I had my first seizure, and I had to go in for heart surgery.

I did some great work with my Calvin Klein ads on the motorcycle. It was really groundbreaking because people hadn't seen a woman actually riding a motorcycle before.

You have to find a balance with food in your life - you can't take out food. It can be absolutely terrifying.