You don't have to have a thigh gap to be beautiful. It is possible to love your body the way it is.

We're all human so of course there are days when I'm feeling insecure. When that happens, I take time to reflect on how far I've come and how far I will continue to go - it helps me feel empowered and self-assured.

The best advice I can give to anyone going through a rough patch is to never be afraid to ask for help.

Nothing is more beautiful than a smile that has struggled through tears

So many things were going great in my life and then all of the sudden my personal life just went down at crazy speeds. I had a negative breakdown and it changed my life forever, but I'm glad that it did, because if I had never gone into the treatment ... I don't know if, one, I'd even be sitting here today. Two, if I'd be alive today.

You don't owe anybody the present other than yourself. Take time for you. Respect yourself and your privacy. Set boundaries.

I don't look at the criticism anymore. If somebody calls me fat, even in a vulnerable moment, I laugh to myself and think, I'm doing everything I can, so there's nothing I can do about it.