I suffered from a mild case of postpartum depression after my second child and the physical challenge of maintaining an overnight shift at CBS, a marriage, and two in diapers made the symptoms worse and everyone in the house paid the price. – Mika Brzezinski
I have mugs of hot water every morning because the studio is cold, and also because it makes my throat sound clearer. – Mika Brzezinski
I am up at 3:30, reading the op-ed pages and getting ready to be on the air by 6 A.M. on the set of Morning Joe, and after three hours of TV and two hours on the radio, it is only 12 noon. – Mika Brzezinski
Women face enough pressures and challenges in a workplace that is still depressingly biased against a females success. Add to that, the fact that the very thing many women I know find most rewarding (having kids) is now frowned upon. – Mika Brzezinski
One of the greatest gifts my father gave me – unintentionally – was witnessing the courage with which he bore adversity. We had a bit of a rollercoaster life with some really challenging financial periods. He was always unshaken, completely tranquil, the same ebullient, laughing, jovial man. – Ben Okri