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You survived the abuse, you’re going to survive the recovery.

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Mariska Hargitay
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 23
Actor
Actress
Film Actor
Film Producer
Television Actor
Santa Monica
California
Mariska Magdolna Hargitay
Survived
Recovery
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Abuse
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Yes. I did more research than I ever wanted to and saw some things I wish I didn't. I went on ride-alongs, spent time with Homicide, Cold Case, and SVU detectives, hung out in subways learning how to spot pervs and pick-pockets, viewed an autopsy, went to a police firing range, and witnessed court cases and I read, read, read.
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You make sacrifices to become a mother, but you really find yourself and your soul.
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If I can play a little part in the world's healing, and making it a better place than when I came, then I just thank God for that chance.
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Humor is about perspective, and hanging out with people who see life through a similar lens is so important.
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Sixty-five percent of Americans don't have the conversation with their children. So you're sending off boys and girls off to college, off to high school, off to wherever they go, and nobody's had the conversation about how to conduct themselves. About a man telling his son how to be a man. How to respect a woman. How do you respect yourself?
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I'm living every ten-year-old boy's fantasy. The other day, Chris and I had this big scene where we had to pull out our guns, and I was thinking, 'Here we are in New York City - a place where every actor wants to be - and we are literally playing cops and robbers. How great is that?'
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I definitely have my days where I look like I got dressed in the dark.
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By coming forward and sharing your story, you don't know the countless lives you change.
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We're all connected. Helping another woman is helping yourself, your mother, your sister, your children.
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Our early dating life consisted of trying to figure out whether we were dating.
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You know how you wake up in the morning and sometimes you look gorgeous and other times you look like you got hit by a mack truck? I realized that my mack truck is food. If I have no sugar, yeast or wine, I have no undereye bags and my skin is perfect.
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My Dad taught me that good health is all about living in gratitude.
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Adoption was a bumpy ride - very bumpy. But, God, was it worth the fight.
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It wasn't really that hard to act when you see somebody holding a gun to your partner. It's also believing the circumstances and I believed it.
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I have so much love that I didn't even know about.
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Every day is deeper and richer and more soulful.
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I'm a size 8, and I feel proud of that, because it's healthy. I've never felt compelled to be a skinny actress.
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I get very excited about my double stroller. Every time I look at it, I get a shot of adrenaline and joy because I think, This is real!
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The only reason I have the career I have is that I didn't quit.
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When I was pregnant, I was so huge and people on the bus would get up for me. That made me feel so precious and valued and valuable. I try to treat everyone like they're pregnant.
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