All over the world today, many girls still get the idea that their bodies are somehow not as good as a boy's body. These girls - who later grow up to be women with girls of their own - get the message that they are weaker in spirit, not worth educating, somehow cursed because of their menstrual cycle, and so forth.

We all have unresolved shame, because it is used as a tool to control behavior.

Understand that you have the ability to get healthy and stay healthy.

Loving everything about yourself - even the 'unacceptable' - is an act of personal power. It is the beginning of healing.

I keep my center by [surrounding] myself with like-minded people who I can call and visit with and simply be with.

My body and its condition are a barometer that is always trying to tell me which direction to go for my maximum creativity, health and fulfillment. And, because I'm human, I get off track now and again but I can always get back on.

One of the biggest gifts you can give the world is a healed life.