Humour has always been a self-defence mechanism for me.

I hope this will help new moms not feel alone or desperate, and that there is no shame in their feelings. PPD is out of their control, but the treatment and healing process is not.

Someone said adversity builds character, but someone else said adversity reveals character. Im pleasantly surprised with my resilience. I persevere, and not just blindly. I take the best, get rid of the rest, and move on, realizing that you can make a choice to take the good.

Eight shows a week is daunting, and it can be terrifying. But it just instills such a sense of confidence and growth.

Don't waste a minute not being happy. If one window closes, run to the next window- or break down a door.

I was always considered the athletic one, and that translated into big. I was the big one. Thankfully, so many more body types are accepted these days. What I've been trying to do, and I'm seeing more now with my girlfriends, too, is celebrate other people.

I took my work seriously, but not as a craft. More as a life.