The child must come first above all else. And pace yourself every day. There is quite a lot you will have to give up.

The one thing I know for a fact - some days are bad, some days are okay, and I'll go with it. If it's bad, I stay in and ride the wave and somehow, God gets me through and I'm fine. Dealing with grief doesn't work from one person to the other, it's so personal.

I come from Somalia. We start working young, and we understand that kind of life. I would be bored to death not doing anything creative.

The child must come first above all else. And pace yourself every day. There is quite a lot you will have to give up.

I vowed to myself when I got married that I would cook every night. I find it very therapeutic.

One thing my mother always instilled in me is to always know my worth. Don't settle for less. She used to say to me 'Iman, no is a complete sentence, learn to say no. You don't have to explain it you don't have to say anything after it. It's a complete sentence.' So when I came to America 1975, I found out that the black models were being paid less than white models. So the first thing I did was say I'm not going to do the job unless I'm paid the same amount.

Don't be afraid to walk away from things that are just not right for you.