Jeffrey Kluger Quotes

I was one of those people who put too much emphasis on work and career and material possessions, and it took its toll on all my relationships, on my physical health, my emotional and mental health.

I discovered television is a great way to deal with the chaos of new motherhood. I would put the babies to bed and get lost in a trashy reality show.

Therapy is not to 'talk about' things, but to change the person's life, and to relieve suffering, such as depression, anxiety, or relationship problems.

I find that balancing my life with my work with the kids at St. Jude, working on books, working on my career as an actor and taking time out for my husband and family help to cushion a lot of the blows.

Running is my prophylactic stress relief for the day. Or the segue so that I can go home and be with my husband in a kind of clearheaded way.

One has to develop a sense of humor to cope.

I believe that if I come home from a stressful day on the set, I just have to leave it there.

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.

There are things that I am doing apart from films to keep me normal. Otherwise, emotionally, it is very draining.

Put the kids in a cool bath, then get them to bed, then light a candle. Do whatever you need to do to ease your troubled mind.

I tune it all out because if I let other people's stress get to me, then I stress myself out more than I need to.

Running for me has always been a great place to get away. It's a great stress reliever for me. It's great if I need to be working on something in my mind, whether it's things I need to be memorizing or thinking about, or I have some presentation coming up.

Working out gives me the opportunity to let go and listen to my music; it's a big stress reliever.

I don't particularly like being angry about stuff. I'd rather hang out with my daughter and write my little books.

I've found that a combination of therapy and medication, along with lifestyle choices like eating better and exercising regularly, helps me cope well with my anxiety.

I talk to myself quite a lot, and when things get stressful, I just tell myself to breathe.

I have had moments where I've had mental-health issues and I've felt like yoga and meditating and reading these Buddhist self-help books actually really help.

Most people who know me know I'm not switched on all the time. I don't like to be like that in real life, because it's draining.

Part of growing up is learning to live with your emotions; today’s shortcut is to believe whatever your feelings are, they’re justified.

I have such a stressful job that the only way I can get it out of my mind is by running hard.

I strive to be my best every time I go out, and that's very stressful. After a while of doing that... it's nice to just take a deep breath, sit on a tractor.

I learned certain exercises to help me cope, to get myself in tip-top mental shape to deal with auditions and rejection.

There are times when I think, 'Do I have the energy to be upset?' and the answer is 'no.'

Self-care doesn't necessarily mean jogging!

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.