"How I changed my life for the better": with a new son and a new outlook, Sheryl Crow shares her secrets for living a happier life
When Sheryl Crow appeared on Shape's cover in January 2006, her life seemed just about perfect. She was engaged to world-champion cyclist Lance Armstrong, she had a new album out, and she was in the best shape of her life. Or so she thought. A mere four weeks later, her entire world collapsed.
When Sheryl Crow appeared on Shape's cover in January 2006, her life seemed just about perfect. She was engaged to world-champion cyclist Lance Armstrong, she had a new album out, and she was in the best shape of her life. Or so she thought. A mere four weeks later, her entire world collapsed.
First, there was the public split with Lance, then almost immediately afterward, a diagnosis of breast cancer. Like many women who've had cancer, Sheryl spent a lot of time examining her life and searching for the answers she needed to get healthy again. "Looking back, I realize I wasn't focusing enough on myself," she says. "Women are usually the nucleus of the family.
We're the nurturers and the caregivers. And unfortunately we tend to give the least amount of nourishment to ourselves." After she finished radiation, the first thing the 45-year-old singer did was buy a horse farm just outside Nashville, Tennessee, a dream she had since she was a child (turn the page to meet her mare, Sally). And a year later, having always yearned for children, she adopted a baby boy named Wyatt. When she invited Shape to visit her at her ranch, we had the opportunity to see firsthand how Sheryl has transformed her life and to learn what she's doing now to maintain such a positive attitude.