The needs of babies and toddlers were constant and drained the life out my sense of self and my familys relationship with each other.

We have to unclutter our brains from worries that maybe people don't like us. Women tend to worry about popularity; it doesn't matter if they like you. They need to respect you. They need to show that respect for you in your pay check. And that needs to be okay.

Finding a job is hard enough, but have you ever considered the odds and the challenges of finding a good man?

A bad boyfriend is someone you give everything to - you live with him, cook for him, sleep with him - thinking he is going to marry you and then he doesn't. When you are giving your all to a job and not getting credit, your job is a bad boyfriend.

We have to stop judging people who are struggling with their weight.

Despite my professional experience, the fifteen-hour workdays, and a successful new show that I had helped build, MSNBC was still refusing to pay me what I was worth.

I'd been fired by CBS News in a semipublic way, and as the months went by, there was a perception that I was damaged goods.