My mom is my best friend and always offers me great perspective and reminds me to be compassionate to myself in moments when I feel low.

The quiet of the morning offers a perfect time to do a meditation and yoga practice. It also allows time to be creative or to contemplate before the business of the day.

I find that if I've taken care of myself first, I can then be there fully for everyone else.

I lived in South Africa until I was 11 when we first immigrated. My mom had sent me back there when I was 14 for summer vacation. I wasn't doing very well in school, my grades were slipping. I called my mom one day and told her that I wasn't coming back. I ended up staying there until I was 17 before coming back to North America.

Ive always loved the power of stories to transport me to another world, to imagine extraordinary possibilities, to experience things I may not have access to in my regular life - like being a superhero! Also, I would always put on shows for my family and the neighbors; I guess I was an actor before I even knew it.

My mom is my best friend and always offers me great perspective and reminds me to be compassionate to myself in moments when I feel low.

Singing in front of people. It's like having your heart beat outside of you.