Quotes About Self-care

Yes, I suffer terribly from depression. I have to work at being happy, it's not my natural instinct. My natural instinct is, if something wonderful happens, to throw water in my own face.

There is a temperate zone in the mind, between luxurious indolence and exacting work; and it is to this region, just between laziness and labor, that summer reading belongs.

Figure out what's good for you, then create a liking for it. You've got to work at living.

My mother taught me to appreciate a good drugstore beauty aisle. I regularly use Aquaphor, Chap Stick, Purpose Face Soap, and Aveeno body moisturizer.

I love make-up so much, but I'm a bit rubbish at skincare; I'm really disloyal and never stick to one thing.

Once I found these sticker things for your nails - Sally Hansen - those were really fun to do. They're really fun to do when you're bored, and it's better than painting your nails because you don't mess up. It looks really good, very professional. I tried a zebra one that was really pretty, but I always get a little bored of it.

The fact is, after a certain age, high heels can feel as painful as someone sticking hot pins into the soles of your feet.

Getting over the stigma of needing to appear as if I do it all myself took about 12 months. I finally realized that the only way to be a successful, happy mother, founder, wife, and daughter was to accept the help that was being offered to me.

Not everybody needs medication, and there is a big stigma around it, people can't wait to come off it or they are scared it will change their personality.

I think you need to have a day or two when you treat yourself, because it brings happiness, it stimulates your mind.

I brush my scalp from the back of my neck to the front of head. I brush it every night before I sleep before it stimulates the scalp. If you brush it, it will naturally secrete oil that is very good for your hair.

I try not to give my skin a strong stimulation and I try to protect the fluids and oils that come from my body as much as possible!

I've took stock of things and said, 'Right I've got to think of me.'

My anxiety was probably at an all-time high before 'The Jump.' I look back at pictures and think: 'God, I'm really skinny there,' because when you're anxious you have that feeling in your stomach and don't feel like eating.

I mix all different oils - my bathroom at home is littered with oils; I'm really into natural beauty and natural healing. Peppermint is really good if you put it on your stomach for a tummy ache; lavender is kind of all-purpose - I think everyone should carry it.

I used to be a not-healthy 130 lb. girl, all in my stomach, all in my arms so I lost the weight and I stayed there then I became a control freak about the way I was eating and it just became the norm.

I bite my split ends off in the car, which is gross. It's disgusting. I've probably got a fur ball in my stomach the size of a tennis ball.

My weight often fluctuates by half a stone.

As for how do I respond to those who want to throw stones, well, I don't.

Getting as much sleep as possible and following a healthy diet will stop you from feeling run-down if, like me, you're super-stressed.

I stopped dating for six months a year ago. Dating requires a lot of energy and focus.

I don't abuse my body - I don't drink much alcohol, don't smoke and never have - but that's the same of many people. I don't think I've ever stopped ageing myself.

It can be very frustrating and very deflating to be constantly defined and described by other people, so I've stopped reading anything written about me, and I find it much healthier. I just sort of concentrate on what I do and don't worry too much about that.

There was a point where I was making four movies a year. I was always on a set. I had no stories to tell. I was feeling empty. My life was just luggage and hotels and from set to set, from character to character. And one day, I said, 'And where is mine?' You know? And the moment I started to feel that fear, I stopped and I slowed down.