A group of us started a community center in Santa Monica. We've tried different programs, and three have worked really well. A poetry group. Once a week we visit Venice High and talk to girls at risk.

I'm part of an important movement that needs to happen.

I felt devalued and disrespected. The energy behind it felt disingenuous and motivated by corporate profit.

We use a Native American tradition of the talking stick. You sit and pass it around and whoever has the stick has to talk. Some people just hold it. Others really share.

I took solace in my relationship with God who, along with my dog, was my best friend growing up.

Let those who know know, and let me keep what little privacy I can.

I'm a shy person. I don't know if it's in my DNA to share with the world.