No one thought I would be successful. Everyone thought I would fail. You have no idea how much courage it took for me to do this.

It's good to do things that are out of the norm.

I posed nude to show my parents they couldn't dictate to me any more - that I control my life.

That's a very, very touchy subject, domestic violence. I think women don't realize is it's something that's very prevalent. It goes on, on a daily basis.

Growth is what we all need and what we all strive for because we want to get better and better and better each day.

I love my family and I miss them very much but I'm a new person now. I know a lot of people will not agree with what I've done, but it was right for me.

I can't say it's not painful being estranged from most of my family. I wish it could be otherwise.