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

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.

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

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

I had been on this insane diet for almost 17 years to maintain the weight that was demanded of me when I was modeling. My diet was really starvation. I am not naturally that thin.

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.

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