Prioritizing one's own happiness is a skill that, while time-consuming to learn, eventually leads to greater balance and positive outcomes.

“I would say honestly in the last few years, definitely at 40, you know, I figured it out of just following my happiness, which was really I think an important place for me to get to because I always put other people's happiness over my own. And it doesn't mean you disregard other people's feelings, ”

Loneliness is a major risk factor for depression that must be actively managed by reaching out to others.

“I think being lonely or being by yourself causes depression M and it also you start to doubt yourself”