Madeline Brewer Quotes

Always remember that, nine times out of ten, you probably aren’t having a full-on nervous breakdown – you just need a cup of tea and a biscuit. You’d be amazed how easily and repeatedly you can confuse the two. Get a big biscuit tin.

When I start getting embroiled in heated debates and feeling stressed, I just turn everything off and disconnect from the world. I simply tell my colleagues and friends that I am not well and need to cancel all meetings for a day or more. I take it easy - go for a long hike, take a vacation somewhere, or just stay at home and read.

Melancholy, indeed, should be diverted by every means but drinking.

You can't tell yourself that your stress is produced in your head and feel better. You still need to learn how to create a change.

Man should not try to avoid stress any more than he would shun food, love or exercise.

I find it very difficult to relax. I find it increasingly difficult to find outlets for my frustration.

We live in times of high stress. Messages that are simple, messages that are inspiring, messages that are life-affirming, are a welcome break from our real lives.

My passion is to help people live lives with less stress.

When I have the urge to get back to coaching, I lie down and wait until it passes.

If I'm in a pressurised situation, I've learned to breathe, chill myself out and be calm.

Whether it comes to media pressure or anything, I've become a bit laid back and actually not bothered.

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.

My girlfriend has to beat me up to get me to relax because I work all the time.

With anxiety and depression, what's been most helpful to me has been learning a toolbox - a set of skills I can use when I'm in periods of low mood or feel an anxiety attack coming on. When Years & Years took off it felt like I needed that toolbox really quickly.

I try to get enough sleep and exercise, try not to make mountains out of molehills, and vent a lot. I have a good team to support my work. I also do lots of mundane things, which will center me.

The intensity with which young people live demands that they "blank out" as often as possible.

I've learned to take care of myself. You know, I try to stay conscious of whatever my energy is at all times, really. I mean, I come home from work, and, depending on the day or depending on what was going on, if I needed to adjust, I'd just meditate, or play guitar, or watch some 'Monty Python.'

I want to be relaxed in my personal life. I really don't like to be hassled.

Get away from the place that makes you feel comfortable with your depression. The reality is it's never as bad as the insanity you've created in your head.

When I am stressed, my No. 1 reliever is my music.

Problems are not the problem; coping is the problem.

Talking to my mental coach definitely helps. I talk to her every week. Yeah, I mean, she's been helping me a lot, too.

I think recharging is important, absolutely. Every now and then, you need maybe a couple of weeks to just chill out and let your emotions balance themselves out a little bit.

If you have a life which is adrenaline-charged all week long because you're a powerful CEO, or you have responsibilities and you're committed to the people you look after, it's very difficult on weekends to sit around the garden. So you probably look for something which gives you the same sort of adrenaline buzz.

I kind of have a happy magnet. I can't stand being depressed, so I work my ass off to get out of it as soon as possible.