If you were to choose only one quote to tell yourself, make it this one. ... This final reminder captures why telling yourself positive things when you’re depressed is so important.

3. "I will focus on the things I can control." Failure isn’t always personal. Just because you didn’t get that promotion doesn’t mean you’re not good enough.

As a child, I was bullied for being “chubby,” and vowed never again to allow myself to feel terrible for the way I looked. So, not only did I have my 45-year-old inner-self talking down to me ...

He was good to me in many ways, but in other ways, he wasn't." Crystal's memoir, Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself , is set for release Jan. 23, 2024.