I grew up on antibiotics. Every ailment - sore throats, earaches, flus - warranted a trip to the doctor and in most cases some kind of prescription.

Motherhood has brought me many joys and insights, but the new perspective it granted me on the role I had inadvertently played in young women's lives for the 2 decades I spent in the modeling industry was downright sobering.

My weight fluctuated when I was 30, and I did the unthinkable - I stepped out as a plus-sized model.

But life inevitably throws us curve balls, unexpected circumstances that remind us to expect the unexpected. I've come to understand these curve balls are the beautiful unfolding of both karma and current.

I was in a sushi bar and it dawned on me - how could I discriminate between a cow and a fish?

I think that we can't deny the public's want for balancing out the images that are out there depicting women. Not all of us are 17 and a size two.

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.