Watch: How the creator of 'Grey's Anatomy' and 'Scandal' learnt how to laugh and play again
Shonda Rhimes talks about how saying "yes" changed her life and saved her career.
Sometimes we can get so caught up in things we think matter the most, denying ourselves the very people that matter most.
That is a lesson that one of Hollywood's most powerful women, Shonda Rhimes, learned the hard way.
As the head writer and executive producer of television cult smashes Grey's Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away With Murder, Rhimes found herself making billions but losing herself and her joy in the process.
It wasn't until she one day decided to take herself on a challenge to say 'yes' to everything she was scared of - and that included saying 'yes' to playing with her children.
Watch: how saying 'yes' has reignited and brought love back into Shonda Rhimes' life