Getting into my teen years, I was filled with so much shame and pain that I got really involved with drugs and alcohol. I was hanging out with the wrong people and getting involved in the wrong relationships and everything just sort of spun out of control.

No matter what projects I'm taking on, I want to (do) things to help other people.

When you get knocked down you get knocked down in Round 1 of life, there's Round 2.

I went through a lot of abuse and a lot of really difficult things growing up - depression, anxiety, attempted suicide.

Getting into my teen years, I was filled with so much shame and pain that I got really involved with drugs and alcohol. I was hanging out with the wrong people and getting involved in the wrong relationships and everything just sort of spun out of control.

When you hit rock bottom, you have nowhere to go but up.

I think it's hard for any parent to see anything negative said or done against your child and, when you can't directly do something about it, it's hard.