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.

When you become a parent, it's not all about you anymore.

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

I feel like it's my responsibility to honestly cover a lot of subjects in part because I have two little girls and I really want them when they grow up to have a voice.

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

We come in many different shapes and sizes, and we need to support each other and our differences. Our beauty is in our differences.

Just as young people absorb all kinds of messages from the media, young girls learn what it means to be a woman by watching the older women in their lives.