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..

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

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 ….

My doctor felt that the main contributing factor was so many years of malnutrition, especially during my formative years, even before I got into mode….

But life inevitably throws us curve balls, unexpected circumstances that remind us to expect the unexpected. I've come to understand these curve ball….

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

I delight in my family obligations, but they leave little time for breaks let alone quick trips across the country..

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 ….

Though my parents assured me over and over again that I wasn't stupid or slow, I sensed that my dyslexia was now a stigma on all of us..

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

Part of treatment for drugs and alcohol is you abstain from these, but with eating disorders you can't abstain from food so the treatment is longer t….

I think that we can't deny the public's want for balancing out the images that are out there depicting women. Not all of us are 17 and a size two..

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 m….

I am not naturally that thin, so I had to go through everything from using drugs to diet pills to laxatives to fasting. Those were my main ways of co….

Just because you're a different size doesn't mean you're sitting on the couch eating bonbons all day long watching TV..

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

My parents were both from the East and had moved to San Francisco only so my father could go to law school there..

We come in many different shapes and sizes, and we need to support each other and our differences. Our beauty is in our differences..

I was in a sushi bar and it dawned on me - how could I discriminate between a cow and a fish?.

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

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