I’ve elected to age gracefully.

A lot of people would think I have led this easy kind of charmed life, or maybe even a fairytale in some ways. But it has been anything but that.

I sleep with my gun on my bedside table. I live alone; it is my protection and makes me feel safer.

I used to think that divorce meant failure, but now I see it more as a step along the path of self-realization and growth.

I don't mind being single. In fact, I like it.

For anyone going through a divorce or any other painful challenge, the first and most important recommendation I can make is to find some kind of spiritual and emotional support.

I grew up poor and used to look at people in big houses and thought they had everything. Then later on I looked at models in magazines and thought they had it all.