My own path towards wellness has been a long and dynamic one. It's taught me that healing from the inside out takes time and there can be great value in various sources of guidance.

I am a daughter, a sister, a wife and a mother. I am a friend of women and I am their advocate.

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

I was born in 1968, just eighteen months after my sister Chrisse and just one year after Dad passed the bar exam.

I believe that as women, we must commit ourselves to sustaining the progress made by our foremothers who fought so hard for women's equality and liberation.

I'm proud that today, at 43 years old, I've come to value the aging process and focus on inner rather than outer beauty.

I am not naturally that thin, so I had to go through everything from using drugs to diet pills to laxatives to fasting. Those were my main ways of controlling my weight.