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 bicycle 12,000-foot mountain passes, run, cross train, skate-ski, hike and mountain bike.

I delight in my family obligations, but they leave little time for breaks let alone quick trips across the country.

Anorexia was there for me before I got into modeling, but because of the arena and the demands, the disease really got out of control for me. It's like being an alcoholic and going and being a bartender.

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.

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

Part of treatment for drugs and alcohol is you abstain from these, but with eating disorders you can't abstain from food so the treatment is longer than drugs and alcohol.