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As a freshman in high school, depression swept over me like a tidal wave.
At the time, I was captain of the cheerleading team. We were on our way to becoming NY State Champions. I was wildly popular, too. I was dating the quarterback of the football team and I was invited to every important party in town.
Oh, and my waist was a perfect size 00. And I was in all honors and always scored above 90%.
Many would say I had the perfect life. But then, depression kicked the crap out of me. Within 6 months I had quit the cheerleading team.
I gained 20 pounds. I started cheating on my tests because I had no energy to study any more. My boyfriend broke up with me. And I lost almost all of my friends.
It was the worst chapter of my life, and it went on for nearly 10 years. I tried therapy. I tried every medication in the book. But nothing really made a dent.
Until I learned how to practice self-compassion. That was the tipping point where everything started to change.
So in today’s video blog, I’m going to talk to you about my struggle with depression and how I used self-compassion turned things around. I’m also sharing the self-compassion meditation I use today to get me through any tough times.
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