My tides were fluctuating, too - back and forth, back and forth - sometimes so fast they seemed to be spinning. They call this 'rapid cycling.' It's a marvel that a person can appear to be standing still when the mood tides are sloshing back and forth, sometimes sweeping in both directions at once. They call that a 'mixed state.'

Nobody calls me silly. That is not a word that applies to me.

Many people come to reinvention when life changes around them, but people come in all different stripes. I'm oriented to change.

I've always had a lot of ambivalence about fame and celebrity.

Twins are a high-risk pregnancy, by definition. The quieter I am, the longer I can keep them growing.

Your 40s are a major trough. About the age of 50, feelings of satisfaction begin to rebound and keep rising into your 50s, 60s and 70s, with health being a major factor.

About the time I turned 50, I experienced the profound biological change that often accompanies women at that age. Also, I put two kids in college and lost both of my parents, so I'm no longer somebody's daughter.