It's no longer an exaggeration to say that middle-class Americans are an endangered species.

The first and most important step is to realize that, as my mother used to say, fearlessness isn't the absence of fear, but the mastery of fear. It's not that you never have fear, but that you don't let your fears stop you.

One of the main reasons I wrote The Sleep Revolution was to examine this ancient, essential, and mysterious phenomenon from all angles and to explore the ways we can use sleep to help regain control over our out-of-kilter lives.

We all have within us a centered place of wisdom, harmony, and balance.

Meditation, yoga, and walks are all ways to regulate our stress and reconnect.

We all have within us a centered place of wisdom, harmony, and balance. Whether or not we believe in the existence of the soul, we've all experienced times in which we're fully connected with ourselves.

Being a mother is the role I'm most proud of.