Brooke Shields Quotes

Part of the healing process is sharing with other people who care.

I found that with depression, one of the most important things you could realise is that you're not alone.

I am fortunate that I have a good support network who I felt I could say, 'Hey, I need to find out why I am speaking like this,' and they could find out who I needed to speak to.

The very damaging, frightening part of postpartum is the lack of perspective and the lack of priority and understanding what is really important.

I have not spent years in therapy; I tried therapy in my mid-twenties, and it did not go very well. I just thought, 'This is so not for me. I would rather talk to one of my girlfriends.' I'm not at a point in my life when I'm analyzing too much. I have young children, and I'm just pretty much crazed.

I discovered that I was part of a Parkinson's community with similar experiences and similar questions that I'd been dealing with alone.

For anyone going through a divorce or any other painful challenge, the first and most important recommendation I can make is to find some kind of spiritual and emotional support.

I deal with postpartum feelings by reaching out to mom friends. I became very close with some of the women in my prenatal yoga class.

I should have a therapist. I have plenty to therapise about.

I go to therapy a lot. And I'm - I'm open about that, and I try to get the help so that I - so that I can cope and - and make my way in life and with my family.

So, we have choice, and sometimes it seems very hard, but the best way to heal physically or emotionally is to keep positive.

Getting better from depression demands a lifelong commitment. I've made that commitment for my life's sake and for the sake of those who love me.

I used to be good friends with my depression, saying oh I'm so depressed, or life is terrible.

Well, I have no time for therapy.

The more choices we give patients affected by depression, the better we will serve them.

When my marriage broke up, I went to three separate therapists, and each was worse than the last. I can only speak for myself. There are other people it's been incredibly useful for, but not me.

What I want for my fans and for the world, for anyone who feels pain, is to lean into that pain and embrace it as much as they can and begin the healing process.

I notice that if there are some times I've been stressed, because I'm human and stress about things, that affects your kids. So you have to make sure you're a happy mom so they can be happy.

It does not mean you're broken to have depression and anxiety. I would encourage you to speak out. Don't hold it inside. Talk to friends. Talk to parents. If it's available, go to a therapist.

I just want to send a message to my fans saying that it's OK to admit that you need help, and it doesn't make you weak.

If I break my finger, I go to accident and emergency. If I have a cold, I go to the pharmacy. If I'm broken inside, where do I go? So, to help myself heal, I felt the best way to do this would be to talk, to share and to better understand what it is that I have.

When you're on campus, you go through a lot of hard times and you need someone to talk to.

We're out of our comfort zones with depression. I certainly was and whenever I have bad days now I speak to someone to get it off my chest.

I have people I talk to on a regular basis about what's going on in my life, what am I struggling with, and where my faith is at.

I think music can be therapeutic and a really positive thing, but that seeing a therapist is the best form of therapy you can get.