You make sacrifices to become a mother, but you really find yourself and your soul.

If you stop for one second and do something, everyone is happy. You pay it forward and it comes back to you twelve-fold.

You survived the abuse, you’re going to survive the recovery.

I have a nest egg, and I don't buy above my means.

Over half a million women are raped in this country every year, and only a fraction of them report it because they're too ashamed. It’s a really screwed up world, but its not your fault, and what happened to you, it doesn't make you the monster.

The definition of inspire is 'to fill with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.' There you have it: Jeffrey Bilhuber inspires me. I watch him make his magic, and I want to do the same. Those are always my favorite people, the ones who are so alive in the practice of their art that I want to jump in and join the fun.

I think because I became a mom later in life, everything in life means more.