After Sheryl Crow was diagnosed with breast cancer, she received an unexpected phone call from model-athlete Gabrielle Reece. "It's actually not like me because I don't like to impose myself but somehow I did have a good mutual friend with her and I felt compelled," says Gabby, who wanted to reach out to the singer with compassion and to suggest a holistic treatment -- even though they'd never met. That kind of community and support system is what Gabby is trying to encourage with her new, online HoneyLine network. "If you plug into three or four great friends, they're like the bees on the honey line. You can always get to the honey, and I think all women really survive on this notion of a honey line because if you have three really great friends you can get some serious stuff done." Have a HoneyLine story of your own? Share it on our message boards!

The former volleyball star and mother of two has since formed a friendship with Sheryl Crow, and Gabby gives Rachael a sneak peek at their powerful interview, something that is part of the HoneyLine concept. Gabby asks the music superstar how she coped when she was diagnosed with breast cancer the same week her relationship ended with Lance Armstrong. "People always say try and stay busy," Sheryl answers. "I think ultimately your biggest growth comes from actually being mad and actually experiencing disappointment, experiencing grief and sadness. I had to learn how to feel weak and vulnerable in order to feel my strength again."

Sheryl, 46, tells Gabby she had to let go of her idea of having a "traditional" family to find her happiness. "I had to say OK maybe waiting is keeping me from having what it is that I am yearning for, and so my choice was really to say OK I'm going to open up the door and create this space. And then all of a sudden the universe was throwing babies at me," Sheryl jokes. She just waited until her cancer treatments were completed to adopt baby Wyatt. "There was a lot of cleaning and clearing and just getting healthy again and he waited until that moment to sort of say, 'I'm coming.'"

She's now enjoying motherhood and touring, and is making room for a new romance. "What do you think it is that you're now looking for?" Gabby asks Sheryl. "Typically I've always gone for someone who is a high achiever at what they do," the singer notes. "There is a turn-on with that -- they're at the height of their game -- and they're committed to it but there are sacrifices that you are making with that." Now, she's more focused on finding someone who is her best friend and shares her parenting philosophies, and is hopeful she'll someday marry. "I believe that love is the greatest motivating emotion in life. It's either love or fear," Sheryl says. "I'd much rather be motivated by love."

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