In the past, I often found that when I reached out for a fast cure it led me down a slippery slope of more medications, hopeful dependence on the next prescription and ultimately a much longer drawn-out illness.

I had dropped out of school and was a runaway, so I didn't have family to fall back on if I didn't work. I didn't have a lot of other options of making money other than modeling.

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

In the past, I often found that when I reached out for a fast cure it led me down a slippery slope of more medications, hopeful dependence on the next prescription and ultimately a much longer drawn-out illness.

My parents were both from the East and had moved to San Francisco only so my father could go to law school there.

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

Just as young people absorb all kinds of messages from the media, young girls learn what it means to be a woman by watching the older women in their lives.