Just smiling at someone walking down the street can make the person's day. It's all about paying it forward.

They say that the average lifespan of an SVU detective is 4 years. People can't do it longer than that because it's so difficult.

People who overcome their fears every day, without fanfare, without recognition. Quiet, everyday courage, that’s what I admire most.

I definitely have my days where I look like I got dressed in the dark.

You know how you wake up in the morning and sometimes you look gorgeous and other times you look like you got hit by a mack truck? I realized that my mack truck is food. If I have no sugar, yeast or wine, I have no undereye bags and my skin is perfect.

Having a child changes everything. All of a sudden you have so much to lose, so much to live for.

By coming forward and sharing your story, you don't know the countless lives you change.