The most imminent battle our generation is going to have to fight is food transparency: how food is made/grown, where it comes from, the quality of the source, and how it will effect our health long term.

I have been very, very lucky because I have my health, a wonderful husband, family, and friends, and I get to do what I love.

My mom is a great cook, and family dinners were a must growing up, even if that meant eating at 10 p.m. when my dad got home from the hospital. It's where we did our family bonding.

More than anything, having adventures with my siblings and spending time with my family and my husband make me happy.

I want to be a vehicle to help people connect the dots that let them make their lives healthier, happier, more beautiful, and more fun.

The only reason I write at all is because I am going through, and growing through, something in my life I want to share with others through my personal experiences.

Standards are what you hold for yourself, too. If I don't hold those standards with friends, colleagues, and lovers, I can't hold them to their relationships.