There comes a moment as a parent when you realize you will no longer be the center of your child's universe.

You have to find a balance with food in your life - you can't take out food. It can be absolutely terrifying.

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.

Motherhood has brought me many joys and insights, but the new perspective it granted me on the role I had inadvertently played in young women's lives for the 2 decades I spent in the modeling industry was downright sobering.

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.

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

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