I want to be a fun mom. Not a gasping for air mom.

Golf made me feel like a loser. So I dismissed it.

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

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

Yes. I did more research than I ever wanted to and saw some things I wish I didn't. I went on ride-alongs, spent time with Homicide, Cold Case, and SVU detectives, hung out in subways learning how to spot pervs and pick-pockets, viewed an autopsy, went to a police firing range, and witnessed court cases and I read, read, read.

Sixty-five percent of Americans don't have the conversation with their children. So you're sending off boys and girls off to college, off to high school, off to wherever they go, and nobody's had the conversation about how to conduct themselves. About a man telling his son how to be a man. How to respect a woman. How do you respect yourself?

My Dad taught me that good health is all about living in gratitude.