Exposing any subject that is unpleasant or controversial means risking judgment and making some people feel uncomfortable.

I was essentially paid to perpetuate the myth that we are all, or should at least try to be, 17 and a size 2 forever.

Just because you're a different size doesn't mean you're sitting on the couch eating bonbons all day long watching TV.

My days are jam-packed with carpools, classroom assistance, tending to chickens, dogs and seven acres of olive trees!

Though my parents assured me over and over again that I wasn't stupid or slow, I sensed that my dyslexia was now a stigma on all of us.

I had been on this insane diet for almost 17 years to maintain the weight that was demanded of me when I was modeling. My diet was really starvation. I am not naturally that thin.

When I consider the deeper meaning of yoga, I realize it's about a lot more than simply performing a variety of postures on a mat.