(CNN) -- Sarah McLachlan, the Grammy Award winning singer and songwriter whose ballads helped so many of us through heartache, breakups and loss, was barely out of her teenage years when her first album was released back in 1988. 

Now, she's a 46-year-old divorced mom of two girls touring the country to promote her seventh full-length solo album, called "Shine On." 

"I'm a whole hell of a lot older," she joked, when I asked her, during a casual conversation at CNN's studios earlier this week, how much her life has changed. 

McLachlan credits her success in the '90s, fueled by memorable hits such as "I Will Remember You" and "Angel," with allowing her to take time off, have children and be a full-time parent. Her girls, now ages 7 and 12, have traveled on tour with her since they were babies. 

"They're the great leveler because they couldn't care less what it is that I do for a living," she said with a laugh. 

The three-time Grammy Award winner and Canadian-born singer didn't quite set out on her career to empower women, but that's what she's done. She spearheaded the Lilith Fair, a concert tour comprised of only female artists and female-led bands in the late 1990s and again in 2010, which raised millions for charities. 

During our mom-to-mom chat, we talked about her biggest worries as a parent, what she admires about the singer Lorde and why her sex life is thriving. The video above and this transcript of our conversation have been edited for length and clarity: 
Who is responsible for the hit "I Will Remember You"?
In what country was she born?
How old is she now?
When was her first album released?
What decade did she become most successful?
What did she decide to do with her earnings?
How many children does she have?
How old are they?
Have they always traveled with her?
Is she currently married?
Despite that, what does she say is thriving?
How many Grammys has she won?
Who has she empowered?
Was it intentional?
Which tour did she lead?
What years did it occur?
What was notable about this tour?
How much was raised?
Was the tour male-dominated?
What roles did women play in the tour?
McLachlan
McLachlan credits her success in the '90s, fueled by memorable hits such as "I Will Remember You"
Canada
 Canadian-born singer
46
Now, she's a 46
1988
her first album was released back in 1988. 
the '90s
McLachlan credits her success in the '90s
take time off
McLachlan credits her success in the '90s, fueled by memorable hits such as "I Will Remember You" and "Angel," with allowing her to take time off
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Now, she's a 46-year-old divorced mom of two girls
7 and 12
 now ages 7 and 12
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have traveled on tour with her since they were babies
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Now, she's a 46-year-old divorced mom 
her sex life
what she admires about the singer Lorde and why her sex life is thriving
three
The three-time Grammy Award winner
women
didn't quite set out on her career to empower women, but that's what she's done
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 didn't quite set out on her career to empower women
Lilith Fair
She spearheaded the Lilith Fair, a concert tour 
1990s and 2010
 Lilith Fair, a concert tour comprised of only female artists and female-led bands in the late 1990s and again in 2010
raised money for charities.
 which raised millions for charities. 
millions
which raised millions for charities. 
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a concert tour comprised of only female artists and female-led bands 
artists and band members
a concert tour comprised of only female artists and female-led bands