I was a girl and became a woman. Something about having the freedom at home to be in the position I wanted, to have the people I wanted, was empowering.

I want to spark ideas and conversations and inspire people to take active roles in their communities, relationships and their well-being.

What's the difference between tough love and acting like a jerk?

I think it's important to balance out what people see today as normal birth, in a hospital room, flat on their backs, usually with an IV and a fetal monitor hooked up to them. That does happen, but other things are possible.

“If I had been on 'Bowling for Dollars,' I'd wind up owing them money.”

Being fat worked, and I think that was what was confusing for me for a long time in my career.

During labor the most important thing is to get primal and surrender to the process.