Normal birth to me should not be numb from the waist down and waiting for the doctor to tell you to push. There's a reason we feel it. There's a reason we need to feel it.

Lake began dating Christian Evans in the summer of 2009. Lake and Sussman separated in August 2003 and divorced in 2005. She and her sons escaped without injury.

She is best known for her documentary film The Business of Being Born and her talk show which was broadcast internationally from 1993–2004. Ricki Pamela Lake (born September 21 1968) is an American actress producer and television host. In autumn 2012 Lake embarked on a second syndicated talk show endeavor airing on weekdays.