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

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

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.

My own path towards wellness has been a long and dynamic one. It's taught me that healing from the inside out takes time and there can be great value in various sources of guidance.

Life is full of change and uncertainty. We know this. We experience it on a daily basis.

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