Public shaming is a blood sport that has to stop.

Feeling alone and unseen can intensify the experience of being harassed, shamed, or bullied.

I'm an incredibly lucky girl. For someone who has made some very foolish mistakes and had some tough lessons to learn very quickly, I am still incredibly lucky.

There is a very personal price to public humiliation, and the growth of the Internet has jacked up that price.

Anyone who is suffering from shame and public humiliation needs to know one thing: You can survive it... You can insist on a different ending to your story. Have compassion for yourself. We all deserve compassion, and to live both online and off in a more compassionate world.

I have spent the past several years working so hard to just move on, and to try and build a life for myself.

When I think of the person that I thought was Bill Clinton, I think he had genuine remorse. When I think of the person that I now see is 100 percent politician, I think he's sorry he got caught.