Quote

It's okay to talk about birth, okay - then menstruation. I first started my advocacy for women's health in the field of reproductive freedom, and the next stage would be bringing menopause out of the closet.

With breast cancer, it's all about detection. You have to educate young women and encourage them to do everything they have to do.

We have to understand that we should, at all times, have the right and the power to make decisions about our bodies. And that is an idea that must be taught at a young age. You can't wait until a person is 18 years old and say, 'Now you have the right'. You have to start that from the gate.

When you're younger, you worry about so many things that you don't need to worry about, like image, appearance.

With age comes the understanding and appreciation of your most important asset, your health.

I didn't hit puberty until I was, like, 17, so I love to talk about that.

I'm really a strong advocate of ageing because the messages that the media and advertising give to women infuriate me: ie that it's a bad thing to get old.

I think with age you get wiser and understand the importance of taking care of your skin. I think you're also more aware of your mortality.

I look forward to being older, when what you look like becomes less and less an issue and what you are is the point.

Girls' inner critics are starting to reveal themselves at a younger and younger age. And body image issues are an aspect of their lives which is causing them low self esteem and day-to-day suffering.