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.

My younger years of modeling were really just filled with fun trips. I was doing catalogues for Alexander's and Bloomingdale's.

We all struggle. I'm not saying any successful woman's life is without struggle. But it doesn't mean it has to be miserable.

It's okay to be successful and it's also okay to be happy with your success even though it might not be easy.

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.

I'm so naive about finances. Once when my mother mentioned an amount and I realized I didn't understand, she had to explain: 'That's like three Mercedes.' Then I understood.

I think I'm going to have to live vicariously through my daughter's rebellion because I certainly never did go through adolescence.