I've come to recognize what I call my 'inside interests.' Telling stories. And helping people tell their stories is a sort of interpersonal gardening. My work at NBC News was to report the news, but in hindsight, I often tried to look for some insight to share that might spark a moment of recognition in a viewer.

Well, every now and then I would hear the preposterous notion that that Jane Pauley sounds like Barbara Walters. Like I could if I tried?

It may feel like the more you know about depression and the many forms it can take, the more questions you have. That's how I feel.

I had had some months of depression. Not serious enough to keep me from work. So, I guess you'd call that a mild depression.

There might be false starts and do-overs.You are entitled to experiment before you find your calling.

The courage to try something new makes me proud.

A mood disorder is dangerous. You've got to get those dramatic waves of highs and lows stabilized. It's dangerous if you don't.