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.

We come in many different shapes and sizes, and we need to support each other and our differences. Our beauty is in our differences.

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

There is nothing more attractive that a woman who is sure of herself.

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

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

Life is full of change and uncertainty. We know this. We experience it on a daily basis.