I still indulge in a glass of wine or chocolate - treats are mandatory. Without deviating from the day-to-day healthy diet once in a while, it wouldn't be sustainable for me, and that's what I wanted: an approach to eating to last my entire life.

When I was younger, I was terrified to express anger because it would often kick-start a horrible reaction in the men in my life. So I bit my tongue. I was left to painstakingly deal with the aftermath of my avoidance later in life, in therapy or through the lyrics of my songs.

I'm about 90 percent vegan. I think veganism is really well suited for training, at least for me anyway.

I highly recommend getting older! There's less tendency to people-please.

I didn't want to be one of those women who wake up at 63 years old and realize they've missed the window of opportunity for marriage and children.

I could get away with not taking care of myself as a bachelorette but as a mom I can't.

All I can promise myself and everyone else is that this record is a snapshot of thisperiod in my life. It will be that by default.