The beautiful thing about such moments in life is that there is so much clarity. You know what you live for and what matters.

Apart from my children, spending time with refugees was the greatest gift... the greatest life lesson I could ever receive.

I'm much happier and more fulfilled than I thought I would ever be, especially when I was going through a lot of grief when I was younger. I hope it lasts.

The life changing moment for me what the first time I went to a war zone and that was Sierra Leone. I took two weeks, eleven years ago and I went. I wasn't an Ambassador or anything I just asked to go and I was allowed to go. It was like someone smacked me in the face.

I do believe in the old saying 'What does not kill you makes you stronger.' Our experiences, good and bad, make us who we are. By overcoming difficulties, we gain strength and maturity.

I've realized that being happy is a choice.

Progress is slow, it is uneven, it is fragile and in some parts of the world it is being erased.