In my marriages, I'd lost parts of who I was because I was trying to mold myself into what I thought a man wanted me to be.

Denial can be a pathology or a survival mechanism - and sometimes it's both.

I think what's happening in the world - there's nothing more dangerous than a wounded beast, and the patriarchy is wounded.

Children born to teens have less supportive and stimulating environments, poorer health, lower cognitive development, and worse educational outcomes. Children of teen mothers are at increased risk of being in foster care and becoming teen parents themselves, thereby repeating the cycle.

Women are rising. And I think that's all the violence and war - it could be the last gasp of the patriarchy, actually.

Ultimately we must concern ourselves with pulling out by its roots the decadence that controls our culture, the profit motive that controls our culture.

Sleep is critical to me... at least eight or nine hours a night. I start to slow down my body and my mind at least 30 minutes before I get into bed. I don't watch any disturbing or invigorating TV at night. I also get energy from meditation practice and from eating healthy fresh food, only one cup of espresso in the morning, and not drinking too much.