Alexis Ren Quotes

I realized I was trained my whole life to be an accommodating person, to make sure that everybody is comfortable before I'm comfortable. After giving so much of myself to strangers, I learned to care for myself a little more, especially on tour.

Taking care of yourself is being there for your kids, like how on a plane, they tell you to put on your oxygen mask first.

You can't be everybody's friend, you can't save the world, I learned this word: self-preservation. Once you do that, you can be friends with people, but how would you be a friend to anybody if you're not a friend to yourself.

It's very hard to balance being there for somebody else and taking care of yourself.

Don't fall into the trap of putting yourself last on the list or not even putting yourself on the list. That's not balance; it's not even healthy.

There's nobody who cares more about you than you, and there's nobody better equipped to take care of you than you.

As women, we're nurturers by nature. We want to make sure everyone is happy. That's a good thing, but we also have to put ourselves on that happiness list.

If you're gonna fall apart, do it in your own bedroom.

People think if you look after yourself you're being selfish, you know.

The trouble is that as women we try to take care of everybody else before we take care of ourselves.

I've also learned to no longer feel guilty if I'm invited out and don't want to go. If I start to say to myself, 'What's wrong with you that you're staying in five nights in a row to watch 'Forensic Files' instead of going out with your friends' I remind myself that it's what I need to do for myself at that point.

Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.

Sometimes we are so busy helping others that we forget about ourselves. Remember, it's okay to say no and to ask others to carry their own weight.

I'm a pleaser, but it's not a good thing because you forget about pleasing yourself at the end of the day.

Don’t sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much there’s nothing else you can give and nobody will care for you.

If you're taking care of yourself, then what can somebody else tell you?

For me, when I go to bed at night, I am happy that I haven't hurt someone. And if I think I have, I will rectify it. I now refuse to give someone permission to make me feel bad about myself. They can't make me feel bad about myself if I don't allow it.

We have to take care of ourselves if we are going to take care of anyone else properly.

I used to tell moms that for the sake of their well-being they had to put themselves first. But I know now that's not always possible.

If I honour my needs first, I will be the best wife, the best mum, the best sister, the best friend. I have to come first, because then everyone benefits.

You've gotta do things that make you happy. As women, we tend to give away a lot. We take care of a lot of people, and we can't forget to take care of ourselves.

It's the love you have for yourself that's most important.

You can't just take care of everybody else all the time.

Well, I think everyone struggles with self-love.

It sounds corny, but I've promised my inner child that never again will I ever abandon myself for anything or anyone else again.