Don't put yourself in situations you'd like to run away from. But when you run, run back to yourself.

I've only recently realized that I have a radically different relationship with my parents than a lot of people.

I feel like a lot of the female relationships I see on TV or in movies are in some way free of the kind of jealousy and anxiety and posturing that has been such a huge part of my female friendships, which I hope lessens a little bit with age.

I'm ridiculous in my oversharing; my mom and sister are very open but a little more judicious than me... and my father is a decidedly private person.

I have sort of a Zen body philosophy, I'm sort of like: we're one weight one day, we're one weight another day, and some day our body just doesn't even exist at all! It's just a vessel I've been given to move through this life. I think about my body as a tool to do the stuff I need to do, but not the be all and end all of my existence. Which sounds like I spent a week at a meditation retreat, but it's genuinely how I feel.

The way in which you share your body must be a CHOICE. Support these women and do not look at these pictures.

My weight fluctuates depending on my mood and my current devotion to my fitness routine.