My Mother Never Asked Me

I Was So Honored When Diane Sawyer Named Me "person Of The Week," And Like I Told Her, "diane, I Love My Daughter." I Cried When I Found Out When She Told Me She Was Gay When She Was 17 Because Of The Judgment.

You Can Do Everything You Can To Try To Stop Bad Things From Happening To You, But Eventually Things Will Happen, So The Best Prevention Is A Positive Attitude.

What Basically Happens Is Your Hormones Get Out Of Whack. Because Of The Stress In Your Life Your Body Says, 'i Need More Hormones.' So, Your Hormones Are Trying To Produce And Produce And Produce, And It's Even More Stressful And It Is This Wicked Cycle.

I Didn't Know My Mother Had It. I Think A Lot Of Women Don't Know Their Mothers Had It; That's The Sad Thing About Depression. You Know, You Don't Function Anymore. You Shut Down. You Feel Like You Are In A Void.

When I Did 'dancing With The Stars,' I Got Literally Thousands Of Emails From People Saying, 'we Relate To You. I've Been Divorced. I'm Raising Kids On My Own.' Or, 'you've Had Money. You've Lost Money.'