When I did 'Dancing With the Stars,' I got literally thousands of emails from people saying, 'We relate to you. I've been divorced. I'm raising kids on my own.' Or, 'You've had money. You've lost money.'

I didn't know my mother had it. I think a lot of women don't know their mothers had it; that's the sad thing about depression. You know, you don't function anymore. You shut down. You feel like you are in a void.

My mother never asked me to do anything she wouldn't do herself. She always taught by example.

When I did 'Dancing With the Stars,' I got literally thousands of emails from people saying, 'We relate to you. I've been divorced. I'm raising kids on my own.' Or, 'You've had money. You've lost money.'

Being of service to others is what brings true happiness.

Never be too busy to listen to your instinctive feelings when something feels wrong.

If you're going to be able to look back on something and laugh about it, you might as well laugh about it now.