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

Exposing any subject that is unpleasant or controversial means risking judgment and making some people feel uncomfortable.

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

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.

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.