I've been living with anxiety much, much, much longer than I've been with living with alcoholism, that's for sure. I already knew from the sheer numbers and all the data that I'm not alone. I mean, the biggest mistake I did was spending most of my life thinking I was the only person who felt this way.

Elizabeth Vargas

Everyone has something that scares them. Everyone must make a choice at some point whether to be brave. Everyone has a story.

Elizabeth Vargas

Six months ago, I traveled to India to see firsthand what the prime minister of that country calls a national shame. It is the systematic, widespread, shocking elimination of India's baby girls. Some 50,000 female fetuses are aborted every month in India.

Elizabeth Vargas

For now, for this year, I need to be a good mother.

Elizabeth Vargas

Rehabs have become a big business in this country. There are good ones and not-good ones, just like anything else.

Elizabeth Vargas

We're way overdue on a woman sitting in one of those Big Three chairs.

Elizabeth Vargas

It's estimated that one million girls in India 'disappear' every year.

Elizabeth Vargas

I think there's nothing better in the world than a spirited discussion about the Bible and Jesus and God and the Catholic faith, or the Jewish faith, or the Muslim faith - any religion.

Elizabeth Vargas

I am not a pregnant working mother wronged.

Elizabeth Vargas

I worked in three local news markets and in every single one of them, they said: 'You're a lousy anchor. We would love to renew your contract and have you be our lead reporter here, but we're not going to have you anchor.'

Elizabeth Vargas

You know, guys, it is possible for two women to work together and get along.

Elizabeth Vargas

I'm praying we don't go to war with Iraq. If we do, I may have to go back to work earlier.

Elizabeth Vargas

I don't know if I was born an alcoholic, but I was definitely born anxious.

Elizabeth Vargas

Because I am basically so insecure and anxious and afraid, I never, ever in my life learned to reach out for help, ever.

Elizabeth Vargas

If I've helped one person, I feel really great, but I hear from people daily.

Elizabeth Vargas

I am an alcoholic. It took me a long time to admit that to myself. It took me a long time to admit it to my family, but I am.

Elizabeth Vargas

Denial is huge for any alcoholic, especially for a functioning alcoholic, because I - you know, I'm not living under a bridge. I haven't been arrested.

Elizabeth Vargas

I felt like I had to be, you know, perfect, which is ridiculous. Nobody's perfect.

Elizabeth Vargas

I'm part of AA. I have a sponsor. I have great, great friends who I love and who love me.

Elizabeth Vargas

You cannot turn your brain off or stop your thoughts, but you can try while meditating not to become too invested in them. This is called transcendental meditation, which is the kind I practice.

Elizabeth Vargas

I now make meditation a daily part of my life. Ideally, I would find 20 minutes, twice a day, to sit and meditate with an app I have on my phone. In reality, on most days, I only get the chance to do it once. But it is still incredibly valuable.

Elizabeth Vargas