I think a lot of young teenagers try to get esteem from accolades from other people, or boys, and what you learn as you get older is that you have to create that within yourself.

I remember having no money and debating whether I should go get fast food or eat at Mom's for free. Now I'm going to these fancy places on vacation and ordering room service. I treat myself because I remember not having it.

You know, I'm a curvy woman and I just want to be comfortable with that.

What happens when you're a child professional is that you have to be, well, professional. You're taught not to have tantrums, to always people-please.

I keep a journal. I like myself better when I just pour it out. It's easier sometimes, even if you write on a piece of paper and then tear it up, just to vent it out. Because in the past I have sometimes used interviews as therapy, and then I've regretted it because I'm going, "Wait a second, that is not for the world to know. That's for me to know."

I'm very close with my higher power. I have a very strong connection with it.

You'd be surprised how addicting high self-esteem is.