I had a nervous breakdown at 17 when my first love left me, and he was a typical bad boy, albeit a charismatic one, with a string of broken hearts trailing behind him.

Everyone thinks that a new place or a new identity will jumpstart a new life.

I am an indifferent cook but I can make pie.

I've always had a clear sense that time is short and we need to live as fully as we can in every moment.

I think my stubbornness has served me well. I just knew at an early age what I wanted to do and I was determined to be able to make it happen, no matter how long it took.

My first husband was a serial cheater.

Do what you love. Live fearlessly and take risks. Don't take no for an answer from anyone - go ahead and prove the naysayers wrong. Believe that anything can be possible.