I've suffered from pretty dark depressing times, and it's probably - not probably - it is the reason why I chose to lead a healthy lifestyle. Mariel Hemingway More Quotes by Mariel Hemingway More Quotes From Mariel Hemingway I spent a lifetime giving my power away, assuming that everybody knew better what was right for me than me. And then there comes a point in your life you go, Oh, wait a second! There's an a-ha moment when you realize that the only person that can delegate your future is you. Mariel Hemingway assuming waiting giving Since I come from a family of mental instability, and I have suffered depression myself, I knew that living in shame is senseless and painful, and that by talking about it, I have come to peace with it. The stigma behind people's suffering needs to end. We as a community need to embrace these disorders, try to understand them (if only just to talk about them) so that we can cease being defined by them. Mariel Hemingway community talking people Number one, we have to talk about mental illnesses. Number two, you can actually address things from a purer and honest direct line to what's been going on in your life and how you've been feeling and why you think the way you think. I do think there is a genetic predisposition for mental illness, for depression, for suicide, but I also think that lifestyle can change things. If you're an addict, if you drink and you're putting a depressant into your body, it's going to cause serious problems. Mariel Hemingway suicide feelings thinking We do have the ability to shift our paradigms - by shifting our belief systems, by working on ourselves, by looking very closely at how we show up in the world. It's why I'm into health and wellness. It's why my partner and I are very focused on creating a life that is about being connected; it's about being present. Because my life was probably so much in the past. I was so fearful. I was so fearful of the future because I was so scared of my past. So if you can work towards being present, then you can shift. Mariel Hemingway belief past world When child actors act well they're just reacting to situations, and they're acting very real because their life experience is so short; there's no history to fall back on. Mariel Hemingway real life children I'm an extremely vulnerable person. Vulnerability and emotion are very closely linked. Mariel Hemingway vulnerable emotion persons Sometimes you can't see your way out. The "dark night of the soul" - it's a reality for many, many people. Mariel Hemingway dark night reality We live in a society running from pain through alcohol, through too much exercise, through sugar, through drugs - as opposed to realizing that these things come up because they are lessons. It's a way to wake you up. Mariel Hemingway pain exercise running I'm really excited to act again because when I started out, there was an innocent sort of perception of the world that was coming though me, and I think now through a lot of experience and life and understanding, I've come full circle to having a purer response to things. So my craft will be really interesting to work from this place because I think acting is about being in tune with yourself - or maybe the struggle to be in tune with yourself. Mariel Hemingway struggle interesting thinking I believe that everybody comes from pain and a certain amount of dysfunction. Mariel Hemingway dysfunction pain believe Yoga teaches you how to listen to your body. Mariel Hemingway teach yoga body Lets try to come to a place of compassion about mental illness, in all its forms, and help each other find healing. Mariel Hemingway compassion healing trying I really believe that we all have the ability to come out of our story. But you have to tell your story first in order to come out of it. Mariel Hemingway stories order believe I don't take myself terribly seriously. It's why I can be incredibly honest about my life. Mariel Hemingway honest i-can I did Star 80, which was a magnificent experience as well, but still, I was at the height of my career at the beginning. Then I had to jump down the ladder and climb back up again, which I didn't understand. That was very hard. Mariel Hemingway hiking careers stars Mental health and mental balance is critical to leading a healthy life. Mariel Hemingway mental-health balance healthy Once you take care of yourself, you become the example, and then everybody around you can change. Mariel Hemingway take-care-of-yourself care example Whatever it is that you do in your life, you're your own guide. Mariel Hemingway guides How you live your life can affect your mental state. Mariel Hemingway live-your-life states The prevalence of mental illness compels me to give it - and the people suffering from it - a voice. Mariel Hemingway voice giving people
