Jurnee Smollett Quotes

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 think women often have problems with self-belief, which sounds a bit boring, but they do - and I think when women are bringing up children, it can be chronic, because you have all these other calls on your time.

I used to meditate all the time in bed. That was when I was raising my daughter, and I'd get her up and off to school, and then I would go back to bed and meditate. And then I would do the same in the evening, and that was very good for that period because I had so many things to juggle as a single mother.

I don't think that I'm that easy to live with. I have to be reminded that I can have fun. I need my family to remind me in a loving and nice way to lighten up.

I think there is a moment in every parent's life where we realize that we have lost ourselves a little bit. It's a moment of looking in the mirror and going, 'I need to put on some lipstick.'

I was a truly loving mom, but I didn't have the tools to do the job.

Some days I am fine but us mums are not robots, we are not perfect, we have to give ourselves a break and a pat on the back.

I want the women I work with to find the entry point to where their healing is.

I love being a mom and having two kids. But I've had two C-sections, and I have suffered enough. That's my favourite mantra when it comes to motherhood.

I know from experience that one of the first things to drop off during great transitions, such as dealing with grief or loss, is taking care of our bodies.

You can have a career and kids who love you. But you have to nurture yourself and find a way to be fulfilled so you're not resentful.

The biggest lesson I've learned throughout the first season of 'Workin' Moms' is that you have to give yourself permission to forgive yourself.

A lot of time, mothers put their kids first, their selves aside, and then there's some moms who are like, 'Look, I'm going to try and balance it all out and still have my personal life.'

Be kind to yourself so you can be happy enough to be kind to the world.

If you were arrested for being kind to yourself..would there be enough evidence to convict you?

Finally, be kind to yourself and have a good support system.

If I don't take care of myself and be kind to myself, then I can't take care of anyone else. I think when my son was a baby I got used to not getting enough sleep, rushing and skipping meals, and feeling tired a lot of the time.

Focusing on the way I look makes me uncomfortable. I try to focus on the way I feel - I know what makes me feel better about myself. Reading my child a story makes me feel great, doing my hair nicely doesn't.

I feel such a sense of empowerment being a mom. But I do wonder: How do they/we do it all?

I think a good mom is an awake mom. At least for me, I've always been a kinder, better person awake than sleep-deprived!

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.

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

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 have to prioritize what you stress about when you have a child.

Like every mom, you try to juggle, but I also want people to know that you don't have to be a superhero. I'm not a superhero; I have a team of people who help me. I have a great family support system.