Becoming a parent erased many of my negative childhood feelings and filled them in with something new.

A guy at ABC told me to change my name and get a nose job. I said 'You get a nose job.'

These days we don’t have to fit into something other people think we are. We’ve leveled the playing field, life is inclusive. I’m a mom, sex detective, wife, fearless, gentle — we can now, with grace, be all of what we are.

Losing my mother at such an early age is the scar of my soul. But I feel like it ultimately made me into the person I am today; I understand the journey of life. I had to go through what I did to be here.

Just having someone make you laugh so hard that it hurts is so healing to me.

The only reason I have the career I have is that I didn't quit.

I'm a big believer that your word is your wand. You know how people say things like, 'Oh my gosh, I'm such an idiot.' I don't say things like that anymore. Those put-downs, even if they're in jest, are little bullets of negativity that you don't need in your life.