I think it’s the misperception of addiction and living life on the edge, as if it’s cool.

Yoga teaches you how to listen to your body.

I think that growth and spiritual awareness come in slow increments. Sometimes you don't know it's happening.

I'm an extremely vulnerable person. Vulnerability and emotion are very closely linked.

The other thing is surrounding yourself with people that care for you. These are simple things, but they're powerful, and they've completely transformed who I am and how I perceive myself.

Having been through a tremendous amount of emotional pain, to process it properly, to be able to have it make sense and then move it through your body, your mind, your spirit, and be done with it, you really have to address it head-on. Being able to really have the courage enough to truly face it, to truly look at it, to truly feel it.

Sometimes you can't see your way out. The "dark night of the soul" - it's a reality for many, many people.