I didn't become an actor because I wanted to act. Actually, I wanted to become a marine biologist. But most of all, I wanted to be accepted.

I wanted to be a meteorologist. I wanted to be a marine biologist.

I never dreamed I would want to be or become a financial advisor.

I didn't want to be the typical teen idol. I didn't want to be Leif Garrett. I didn't want to be Shaun Cassidy, David Cassidy or Parker Stevenson. I wanted to do my own thing.

I just was mesmerized by all of this life everywhere I looked. And so I wanted to be a marine biologist.

When you go through a traumatic event, there's a lot of shame that comes with that. A lot of loss of self-esteem. That can become debilitating.