Lisa Edelstein Quotes

I've learned to set boundaries and know when to say, 'I just need to rest.' I'm good at listening to what my body's telling me.

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.'

Your body is a vehicle of your emotions and a vehicle of feelings and a vehicle of whatever you need to get done in life. And you've got to take care of that vehicle.

I have just gotten to know my body well enough now to know when I need a little bit of help.

I think it's just really good to be honest with yourself and if I'm not feeling up for something I have no problem staying in my room in ordering some food and relaxing and managing my energy and kind of just checking in with myself throughout the day.

After 'Oz,' I've learned how to check out and not let that stuff get in.

Be good to yourself. Listen to your body, to your heart. We're very hard on ourselves, and we're always feeling like we're not doing enough. It's a terribly hard job.

I don't allow the stress of the unknown to affect my health, and I listen to my body when it sends me distress signals.

Balance, I think, and self-care is something I want people to really take to heart.

I am listening more to my body and maintaining it.

If some things don't make me feel good, I stop them. How simple, yet so hard to do.

I let my personal feelings take care of themselves. I find that works better.

Once you just tell yourself, 'OK, I'm going to have a breakdown right now, and I'm going to cry for an hour, put my phone away. I'm going to go swimming, and then I'm gonna make my family dinner and lay on the couch and watch 'Ru Paul's Drag Race,'' once you accept that it's not the day and you can just have a breakdown, you're over it.

We shouldn't force ourselves to do something that really is just painful to us. If there is a discrepancy between what we are doing or putting our bodies through and then what our minds are telling us, you really have to look at yourself, and the most essential part of it is the pleasure aspect.

I used to get out of bed sometimes and feel depressed and watched a lot of reruns on TV to get over it. I should have allowed myself to be a little more human and not worry about trying to be a superwoman.

I don't torture myself.

As women in general, I don't think we take the time to find ways to take care of ourselves.

I'm a very emotional person. If I've got something on my mind, that would stop me from giving my best.

I'm trying to stay as calm as possible and focus one day at a time, but when reality sets in, I feel everything: anxiety, excitement, nerves, pressure and joy.

The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.

There are some days when you don't feel like being Alan Cumming.

Sometimes we need to tell ourselves that we're not going to do certain things, just in order to stay sane.

Emotions are products of our mind, and we can actually train ourselves to choose whether we banish or embrace them.

Guilt can stop us from taking healthy care of ourselves.

If anything interferes with my inner peace, I will walk away. Arguments with family members. All that stuff. None of it matters.