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.

When I consider the deeper meaning of yoga, I realize it's about a lot more than simply performing a variety of postures on a mat.

My days are jam-packed with carpools, classroom assistance, tending to chickens, dogs and seven acres of olive trees!

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.

From the time I started school, it was clear to everyone that I wasn't learning at the same pace as other kids.

When you become a parent, it's not all about you anymore.

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.