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

I bicycle 12,000-foot mountain passes, run, cross train, skate-ski, hike and mountain bike..

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 nex….

Being born and raised as a Californian, I somewhat ignorantly had taken for granted the diversity and liberal mindset that shaped my childhood and ad….

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..

Motherhood has brought me many joys and insights, but the new perspective it granted me on the role I had inadvertently played in young women's lives….

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….

I had been on this insane diet for almost 17 years to maintain the weight that was demanded of me when I was modeling. My diet was really starvation.….

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

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

I had dropped out of school and was a runaway, so I didn't have family to fall back on if I didn't work. I didn't have a lot of other options of maki….

I am a daughter, a sister, a wife and a mother. I am a friend of women and I am their advocate..

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

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

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..

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

Life is full of change and uncertainty. We know this. We experience it on a daily basis..

While women across the globe have many differences - language, culture, environment - our similarities are undeniable, and the impact of abuse and op….

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 ….

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

I was born in 1968, just eighteen months after my sister Chrisse and just one year after Dad passed the bar exam..