My biggest vulnerability now is my son, Hudson. I am often plagued with fear: Is he ok? Is he safe? I'm in the process of trying to work through this fear. It's a hard one.

No matter what, I find that surrendering is essential.

Reminding myself of all that I have to be thankful for really helps ground me and keeps me from tipping over into that negative place.

Meditation has really helped with keeping my center.

I learned how to get rid of the Southern accent when I was, like, 11 years old and living in New York for the summer doing modeling and commercials and auditioning for Broadway. The mother I lived with for the summer taught me how to drop my Southern accent.

I feel most alive when I'm surrounded by family and friends, and when I am working.

If I wasn't an actress I'd definitely want to do something in the arts and something that was very creative.