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

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

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.

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

While women across the globe have many differences - language, culture, environment - our similarities are undeniable, and the impact of abuse and oppression affects us all.

I am not naturally that thin, so I had to go through everything from using drugs to diet pills to laxatives to fasting. Those were my main ways of controlling my weight.

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