Quotes About Self-care

Women are brought up to think of others. [...] When I start to think of myself I feel sick.

I'm hardly disinterested totally in my appearance.

Like, at the gym, I don't touch my phone.

I'm a real 'go, go' person... I'd make myself crazy by pushing too hard. It's important to pull pack the reins a little bit and get in touch with what's inside.

Quite simply, if you're feeling anxious, angry, a sense of shame, whatever it is, breathe in and agree to touch or feel it. Breathing out, offer space and care to whatever's there. If there's blocking to touching it, emphasize the in-breath and stay embodied.

I don't like people touching my face.

For me, off-duty hair means no products. I have people touching my hair almost every day, so when I'm not working, I try to let my hair relax.

If you've got a mask around your face sometimes you can't help it because you're just touching parts of your face.

When the going gets tough, the tough take a nap.

Growing a beard is tough and not as easy as one might think.

Life's tough on the body and I'm a big fan of preventive maintenance.

I had to start being aware of what I ate, what I'm planning to eat and take my twice-daily medication accordingly. That's not so difficult now, but when you're 10 years old, it's tough, let me tell you.

I can forgive the body breaking down. It's a little tougher to forgive that mental lapse.

I wish I had tougher skin, but I don't.

We will go on tour, that will be a boost for me. After that I can focus on LaToya. If I didn't have them, so many people would be coming at me right now and I wouldn't know what to do.

I've seen how much effort has to go into a tour, the performance and also how to look after yourself, not just physically, but mentally too.

At the end of any really long tour you need to get your head in order.

When I finally finished the 'Two Suns' tour, which went on for quite a long time, I felt like a bit of a husk. And I remember thinking, 'I need to spend some time in one place, and just be at home.' So I guess the first year of that three and a half years was spent just trying to kind of get back to normal again.

The first thing you do when you get off tour is let off some steam and, you know, have some type of big breakdown.

Being on tour really takes a toll, so you have to find ways to stay healthy.

Every day I have a tour bus that comes around my house and stops. You can hear them on their microphone. If you don't embrace it, it's going to destroy you.

I'm still learning how to be comfortable touring. I haven't found that balance yet.

When you give your life over to your touring schedule, it's so grueling, you have to have moments where you have your own comfort places.

I feel like touring is a man's game. And I don't think that's sexist; I just think, on tour, you can't really take care of yourself the way you want to.