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

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

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

I was in a sushi bar and it dawned on me - how could I discriminate between a cow and a fish?

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.

But life inevitably throws us curve balls, unexpected circumstances that remind us to expect the unexpected. I've come to understand these curve balls are the beautiful unfolding of both karma and current.

My daughters, your daughters, our daughters deserve safety, protection, and the freedom to make their own choices about their personal lives and their physical selves.