“There’s just so much pressure to be a great mother, wife, friend, actress, or whatever job you may be. If some aspect of you wants everyone everyone to universally love and understand you and approve of everything you do- well that’s a sad life. You’ll bend yourself into a pretzel trying to be all those things you’re supposed to be.”
“You won’t die from humiliation on the internet. You have to get really strong and dig down deep and get really tough.”
“I would tell myself that I’m worth it. Even though my parents always told my brother and me they loved us and that we were worth it, it took me awhile to actually believe it. I had a low self-esteem as a kid, because I was a perfectionist. Once you realize that perfection doesn’t exist, it makes things easier and you can accept the faults that you have.”
“Maybe to coolest people are the ones who don’t care about being cool. Maybe I will start a new trend. Perhaps I’m so out, I’m in. Nope; that’s a lie. I have just given up trying and I am content in my failure. And besides, I can carry around a meatball sub in my pants.”
“Don’t waste so much time thinking about how much you weigh. There is no more mind-numbing, boring, idiotic, self-destructive diversion from the fun of living.”
“I feel like beauty comes from within and exudes out. And the love that you have for yourself and the confidence that you have is what attracts other people to you.”
“A love for one’s self, trust, communication, compassion, intimacy, giggles, and the occasional tickle fight.”
“I’m struggling, just like most women to get it right, to find happiness, to find love, to balance motherhood and career. I’m struggling with all those things like everybody else.”
“We gotta take care of each other. If you see somebody that’s hurting, don’t look away. And if you’re hurting, even though it might be hard, try to find that bravery within yourself to dive deep and go tell somebody.”
“I let myself know that it’s ok to feel my feelings, and that I’m a human being who is fallible and can make mistakes. I’m ok to have a down day, but tomorrow is a new day…”