Dani Shapiro Quotes

You have to find ways to find that center, to find that balance, to find sanity, because again, we are getting bigger, and people look at us that way. We have to find that new balance.

This is one technique - going into my shell - that has helped me get over my disappointments.

The worst thing I've done while sad is sit in defeat. That's very unhealthy. The best thing to do is dust yourself off and try again.

The bigger the dam of patience, the worse the flood when the dam breaks.

Life is challenging. I wish I could tell you that you’ll always be on top of the mountain, but the reality is that there are days when nothing will go right, when not only will you not be on top, you may not even be able to figure out which way is up. Do yourself a favor, and don’t make it any harder than it has to be. In those moments, be careful how you speak to yourself; be careful how you think of yourself; be careful how you conduct yourself; be careful how you develop yourself.

I learned not to get too happy about good news or too distraught about bad.

But I don't let my bad feelings rule my life. I acknowledge them because I can't pretend they aren't there.

There are going to be good days and bad days... and you have to learn to fight through that.

You need to know that you cannot control your feelings, and you cannot control your feelings about your feelings, but, as best as you can, intellectually understand that your feelings are valid and they're okay and don't try to stifle them or feel shame about them.

Almost everyone I know is battling something, whether it's allergies or depression. Whatever it is, it makes you feel less than who you are. I believe part of life's challenge is to work through that.

When you've been touched by sadness and grief, it makes you vulnerable. And because I am vulnerable, I try to be positive. And when I say 'try,' I really do mean try, because it's an effort.

Avoiding fear, sadness, or anger is not the same thing as being happy.

You're not always happy with things that go on in life on a daily basis. There's nothing I can do. You've got to deal with it and still take care of myself.

Like many artists, I have issues with anxiety and depression, so I try to live in a way that supports my mental health.

There's nothing wrong with having a bad day. Let yourself feel those emotions because every emotion is validated.

You can feel up, you can feel down, and you have to keep your emotions kind of somewhere to be focused on the next ball.

If I feel down, I can do what I've always done - go see a friend, walk the dog, have a cup of tea.

I'm learning what triggers me. What to stay away from. What I do like and what I don't like. To me, I've learned so much about myself that now I'm a stronger person. But I still deal with anxiety. Anxiety doesn't go away.

I have to say I have an amazing therapist. She's my best friend for life. She's taught me how to balance everything out.

My mental health is something that I've been focusing on my whole entire football career. It's a normal thing.

There will be good times, and there will be bad, but one has to, to the extent possible, take things in one's stride.

I believe, as human beings, we sometimes indulge in self pity more than it's necessary. Over my life's journey, I have realised that overthinking about your problems and indulging in self-pity is not the answer to get through tough times.

I try to take my emotional pulse more now, to recognize when I need to go scream and cry for 20 minutes and then come back to center. Allowing yourself that time, it's a gift.

You have to really understand that although certain memories or stories make you sad, you are not sad. Pull yourself out from that emotion and remember that.

I go to award ceremonies, but I always like to be in my world. That's the only place I can control where I won't get upset.