LILY! I just want to say THANK YOU so much for everything you've done for me. Your information is invaluable. I finally got enough courage to get outside my comfort zone and post my first TH-cam video about my eating disorder, relapsing and going through the healing process. After relapsing and going through recovery again I finally stuck through the healing process and I'm FINALLY LOSING WEIGHT WITHOUT RESTRICTION!! I never thought I'd see the day. Thank you for being such an inspiration to me, my vegan fairy godmother.
"Why are you living in a place that is freezing and has horizontal rain?" "On some level, l knew it, but l didn't want to know it". "Running errands had nothing to do with my panic attacks"
In five years, I will be eighteen. I want to have a healthy relationship with my body, be able to eat healthy, nutritious food, excercise to keep myself healthy NOT get thin, and be able to remember you as my inspiration to change.
I have had a really hard time keeping jobs. Not that I get fired but I get anxiety after some months on a job. I don't want to be there, I start to feel nauseous and I get panic attacks when I think about going to work and I quit my job. I always had this problem and I don't know why. It's not what I'm doing at the job that give me anxiety but I think it's the feeling that I have to be somewhere every day to be and to meet people at work. So I "solved the problem" by starting my own company where I can work from home.
What you said at 7:00, it's so real. For years and years I tried living up to everyones expectation, be what everybody expected of me, say what I thought they would like to hear, do the things that would "make them like me" etc... I did this for so long; I ignored my values, I didn't go for that one relationship I could have cherished today, my personality became overshadowed... I became aware of this only recently and have started to work on it. But it's true; doing it for so long, it's difficult to find back to the things you would have enjoyed if you never had started to let other peoples opinions affect you so much! Whenever I do something slightly silly, I catch myself looking over my shoulder, as if to see who will judge... One day I hope I'll get over it and live my life to the fullest and not let my fear of what he or she will say about me doing this and that.
Wow..u just explained something i never realized so many ppl were experiencing the same thing as i do..n it didnt even come out from my mouth.. U just read into my life.. Thank you. This helped.
I've been experiencing panic attacks and anxiety really frequently and before of this I had (or maybe I still have) depression. And one of the most common escenarios is when I feel I've done or said something that I don't think is correct or approved. I also have it when I think people think things about me. also when talking in public and in social situations. thank you!!!
Loved the whole thing. We remember going through this years ago... it's a hard road, but one definitely worth traveling, because the alternative (remaining stuck and unhappy) is actually even harder in the long term! Quality advice Lily xo
Damnit. I needed this ten years ago, I'm in tears by your frankness... Added to my favorites and I think I'll be watching this daily to keep me on track. I've been agoraphobic at times by my anxiety... Actually turning my car around and going home because I couldn't deal with going into the grocery store for fear of another attack. I can't thank you enough for your brutal honesty. Any situation with "newness" or social interaction has me going into my purse for one of the prescriptions that I've been on for 7 plus years. Anywhere that I may have to speak to another human, and I have time to think about it gets me going enough send me to the bathroom. I have missed out on so many opportunities to really connect. I've been a horrible friend, because I haven't been one to myself.
U are so wise thank you for taking the time to speak about these important things. It's good to know someone who has struggled with the same thing as I have been and am currently has found a way to overcome it. Very inspiring!
I've saved this to my favourites and I'm going to listen to it every morning 🙌🏼 Don't ever change, Lily! You keep a lot of us sane in this insane world
Oh my god 😭 thank you so much for this video! I am nearly crying now. This is so motivating for creating my life how I WANT to and living healthy and happy ❤ thank you so much! Love your channel and videos!
I feel like I miss you and I don't even know you .. it's your true open, universal spirit . You let the universe live through you , and the universe in me is yearning to be set free . I'm working on it . Love you lili :-) thanks a bundle you really are helping so many people .
I feel like you've lived a life so similar to mine and now you're my guardian angel guiding me through the rough times to a life of happiness and satisfaction and self-love:) LOVE your videos and how honest you are. THANK YOU❤❤❤
You are my favourite person to watch right now, you're so intelligent and informative. I couldn't believe when you said in one of your recent videos that you hate your voice!! I find it so soothing!!
thanks so much for this video, really opened up my eyes.. I don't know what I want in life, I'm in final year of college doing Biology, I'm so stressed about graduating, my future, finding what I love and want to do in life.. Feeling so clueless and empty and all this has caused my depression and anxiety cause everyone else has a clear goal and I still don' t know what I want or love..
Your videos are honestly the most comforting yet truthful thing and they always mark me in some kind of way. I will always be thankful for that and for you!
Wow love this video and thanks so much for doing it. I was just diagnosed with major depression with onset of postpartum and anxiety after having my baby girl in November and it is NO JOKE I was just rushed to the hospital yesterday because I was having a anxiety attack and it was my first one I didn't know what was happening I was so scared I was just walking to my car and got shortness of breath and light headed and felt like I was about to pass out along with fast heartbeat and my hands literally was shaky until I started saying to myself calm down you got this and taking deep breaths than I got unfocused because I wasn't seeing results as far as things calming down and it started to happen again so my husband had called the ambulance I got to the hospital they did test (blood work, urine test, and took blood pressure with me laying down, standing, and sitting) and gave me a bag of fluids, but they found nothing wrong with me and sent me home
Wow,that video was riveting,life changing,articulate,moving ,emotional,well rounded,captivating,relatable,touching,easy to receive,proper usage of profanity,bravo! And thanks for the content.
Thank you so much for this video. Nearly everything resonated so deeply within me. Currently in the phase of facing too much anxiety to run errands lately. Doing some tough inner work. Hearing you talk about all of it and what you did and that you overcame it gives me so much hope. Thanks for sharing yourself and your journey with us, being so informative in such a real and intelligent way. It really helps so much. ❤️
I'm going through pretty crap time right now. I really am questioning to the point of continuing on, but hold on so as not to hurt my family. Knowing you went through a similair time is helpful. Iwas shocked when you said you used to cut. I did, too. Self harm is so horribly misunderstood in our culture. People don't get it....in a way i'm glad because i wouldn't wish those feeling preceding self harm on anyone.
Being Around People give Anxiety I can't interact even with my own family it's so scary that I'm so isolated but I can't handle the anxiety around people. I love your videos.
I used to be the same way. I was just so insecure and I felt so worthless that I couldn't even look my parents in the eyes. I went through such a difficult time where I isolated myself from everyone and barely talked or even acknowledged anyone. I still have some social anxiety but I'm at least a lot better at hiding it now lol. You're not alone in this and I guarantee there are more people than you would expect who have social anxiety. If I could give you a piece of advice it would be to start with one person. Work on being comfortable around them and talking with ease. Then move on to the next person and so on. It sucks to say, but social anxiety really only gets better if you face it head on. Hope everything works out for you!
I love this. It definitely shed some light on some things I'm currently struggling with. Thank you so much for all of the information you provide. You have inspired me so much❤️
I'm your friend 🙂 thanks for keeping it real. I've been binge watching your vids cuz your information resonates with me so much. You're just so relatable.
AMAZING! I have been battling the very effects of anxiety and depression you describe! I am still learning and practicing. It's a long scary road but so much relief with every step. Hope. You hit the nail on the head! Could you recommend some resources that you found helpful? 🌼🌼
It's so sad that so many parents try to force their kids on medication before trying to understand the kid themselves. Being seventeen, I had to physically prove to my parents (via a cardiologist) that 100 mg of Zoloft was causing my heart to suddenly spike to 160 BPM while sitting down. I stopped taking it on my own because they thought it "was helping so much," and nobody has noticed I've stopped or any difference whatsoever. You inspired me to go off of that as well as birth control. Thank you! I feel better this way.
What do you do for birth control? I am currently on an anti depressant and want to go off of it. I feel like I need it but I hate taking something so unnatural. I was also going to go on birth control but would rather not but don't know what other kind to use.
You are truly one of the most inspirational people I've listened to in a long time. It's wonderful that you learned so much and did the hard work at a young age. Thank you so very much for sharing your experiences and knowledge. 💜💞
Hey Lily, thank you so much for making this video (and practically every single one of your videos.) 👏🏼 From 7:00 onwards I could relate to every single thing you mentioned. My question about anxiety: when recovering from an eating disorder, how do you get comfortable eating around people again? I know, eating is a good way to connect with people. Family, friends, work colleges, ect. But I can't stand the thought of someone watching me rip into a massive salad. Or, even the thought of sharing the same meal as someone else (even though I've been living a vegan life for 2 years and everything I eat and prepare is vegan, high carb and low fat.) Knowing I'm possibly not eating healthier, or a smaller quantity of the food brings out that horrible competitor in me...the one that only wants to beat myself. Thanks again for your support, information and inspiration 🍌🍌🍌🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞
Thank you so much for your videos! I swear you sound like me but the improved evolved version haha. Like I'm 25% complete on the path of recovering my metabolism and body from eating disorders, and recovering my mind from depression, anxiety and self injury. I'm also working though the whole childhood trauma and family garbage and how it relates to self love and all the aforementioned B.S. You are seriously inspiring.
Lily koi you are such a funny amazing woman. You inspire me! I just found your videos by referral from a friend and I have been binge watching (not eating) your videos! You provide lots of useful information that have been answering my long time questions (and prayers) to proper nutrition for me and my family. Love you and the work you do 💕💞
I watch this video regularly and I'm as impressed and happy after each time!! You are amazing and have helped me so much during the years I have watched your videos. Big hug
i just wanted to say thank you! i sincerely think you are one of the most down to earth, intelligent people i have seen. You're so interesting and i feel like you know a bit about everything. you absorb knowledge and it literally makes you glow (amongst other things of course). And your sense of humour is ace, i literally laugh a lot in your videos :) lots of love sent your way!
Yeah, as I said, I am from Minnesota and live in NZ. My mom is so surprised that I live in the furthest place on Earth from her. Like does not get it. You really hit a lot of salient points with this video. I guess also it is important to remember that life is a work in progress.
Hey Lily! One thing I'm hoping you could expand/follow up on is addictions. You gave excellent info for overcoming depression & anxiety, but what about breaking cycles of bad behaviors? I sincerely love myself, my life, and people around me, but I have addictions that don't seem to be tied to my feelings, so I'm stumped as to how to stop the destructive behaviors.
I’m currently having cognitive behavioural therapy for low self esteem, depression and anxiety related attacks. I’ve been really unlucky with my neighbours over the years moving from three places where I’ve had to live next to or below sociopathic arseholes who keep me up all night. On top of that I have to battle hypopituitarism (an endocrine condition). I’m also registered blind abd have daily battles due to this. I recently qualified as a massage therapist and reflexologist but feel I can’t work until my home situation is sorted out. Sometimes I feel so stuck and that’s what kills me...
im struggling with dealing with my stress related to not knowing what i want in my life. mostly because im going broke attending college. i also feel very torn because im around some people i sometimes consider bad influinces or toxic, but they are mostly nice to me.
you literally speak to my soul, it's incredible. i can't wait for the next video c: i'm currently trying to work through my lifetime build-up of mental bullshit & i was wondering if you have any advice for psychosis? i've been diagnosed psychotic but all the (ahem) "professionals" have to say is that i need medicine. medicine hasn't helped at all, & even when it briefly did, it worsened my other existing bullshit like anxiety, depression, self-hatred etc, etc. i'm at the point where i'm trying to come to terms with my mind & accept my hallucinations, but it's tricky. it's quick to startle/unsettle me. stressful situations can induce horrendous auditory, visual, &/or sensational hallucinations that make it impossible for me to function or work through the stress. if you know of any underlying cause for psychosis, or any ways to work through it, i would be forever grateful. even though i already am, cause you're a fucking goddess to me. love you lily.
This video is great, thanks for all that you do :) Your videos are really motivational and inspiring! Diet is SO crucial for mental health! But diet alone sometimes isn't enough. I suggest for anyone with mental health issues to seek the help of a therapist (one that works for you, someone you click with).
The way you curled up in that blanket saying, "It's really COLD here today!" I knew you will be a cute granny when you are much older. :D I'm sure you will live that long, healthy, happy and still just as silly. I wish it was cold where I am (I hate weather over 70 degrees F). Funny thing about this video, I was just thinking about all this stuff a week ago. I am understanding that my depression is not as easily to surgically "cut out" as moving away from bad people or bad environments because my mind comes with me no matter where I go. The symptoms just keep on following me. Growing up I was surrounded by so much love but the voice in my head drowned drowned it all out. Even today the love still is very hard to hear. So I am coming from a biological depression standpoint. Anxiety, again, was always around even though my childhood was full of support and love. Advice I have been given is to talk back to the depression/anxiety. I am interested in anything you have to say about that. A lot of your words and feelings I connect with but I didn't have such bad people in my life stoking the flames of hate (I hate to imagine how I would have handled it all if i did). Stay awesome, Lily!
When we're prone to depression and anxiety, those are the neural pathways that have been most strengthened in us... and so it becomes our pattern... Breaking free of that is hard as fuck. I've managed it to some extent, but I won't pretend I still don't have days where life feels way harder than it's worth and I don't get myself worked up into a fit of omg-wtf-I-can't-do-this anxiety. I always want to slap people when they tell me it's a fucking choice because it doesn't feel like a choice... but those mother-fuckers are right... I can choose to slip down that rabbit hole or I can use every ounce of what I have left to talk to myself and focus on what IS going right, what I can do to be proactive, and how I can posture myself to be as close to a strong, confident, capable woman as possible... To be fair, when you're surrounded by love and support that is nice but still doesn't GET WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM, it can be more isolating because you feel you have NO REASON to be depressed. I'm actually really thankful for the hateful assholes because they provoked me to prove them wrong and push back against their message. For so long, I wanted someone to admit to me that my situation was unfixable. Ironically, as soon as someone did I was like "fuck you, I'mma fix this cuz I can". There are no right answers or right ways to be. Depression comes and goes... that is natural... anxiety will always be here... that's natural, too...
YES! What hurts deeply is the feeling that I don't have war stories to validate why I have depression or anxiety... so therefore I have no right to feel sad because someone else has it worse. I hate it when people say that to me. I might as well argue back, you have no right to feel happy because someone else has it better. grrrrrrr! Pain is still pain, you know. Thanks for replying :)
I get severe social anxiety. I feel intense panic when Im in a crowded place, when I have to meet new people (the more people, the worse it is) and when a lot of attention is on me (speaking to lots of people). Any tips for this would be great :)
Your videos are so so important. You should have millions of subscribers, dammit. Thank you.
Amen.
I agree!!
yassssss
LILY! I just want to say THANK YOU so much for everything you've done for me. Your information is invaluable. I finally got enough courage to get outside my comfort zone and post my first TH-cam video about my eating disorder, relapsing and going through the healing process. After relapsing and going through recovery again I finally stuck through the healing process and I'm FINALLY LOSING WEIGHT WITHOUT RESTRICTION!! I never thought I'd see the day. Thank you for being such an inspiration to me, my vegan fairy godmother.
ALICE OLIVIA lmao “my vegan fairy godmother” yes she is
"Why are you living in a place that is freezing and has horizontal rain?" "On some level, l knew it, but l didn't want to know it". "Running errands had nothing to do with my panic attacks"
In five years, I will be eighteen. I want to have a healthy relationship with my body, be able to eat healthy, nutritious food, excercise to keep myself healthy NOT get thin, and be able to remember you as my inspiration to change.
Once again, you are one of the few vegan TH-camrs addressing these important issues in a real way. 💖💖💖💖💖
Thank you for this. I was scrolling through your videos and part of me didn't want to watch this one. That's how I knew I needed to.
I have had a really hard time keeping jobs. Not that I get fired but I
get anxiety after some months on a job. I don't want to be there, I
start to feel nauseous and I get panic attacks when I think about going
to work and I quit my job. I always had this problem and I don't know
why. It's not what I'm doing at the job that give me anxiety but I think
it's the feeling that I have to be somewhere every day to be and to
meet people at work. So I "solved the problem" by starting my own
company where I can work from home.
What you said at 7:00, it's so real. For years and years I tried living up to everyones expectation, be what everybody expected of me, say what I thought they would like to hear, do the things that would "make them like me" etc... I did this for so long; I ignored my values, I didn't go for that one relationship I could have cherished today, my personality became overshadowed... I became aware of this only recently and have started to work on it. But it's true; doing it for so long, it's difficult to find back to the things you would have enjoyed if you never had started to let other peoples opinions affect you so much! Whenever I do something slightly silly, I catch myself looking over my shoulder, as if to see who will judge... One day I hope I'll get over it and live my life to the fullest and not let my fear of what he or she will say about me doing this and that.
Every word you say is so true. I fucking love you damnit.
Wow..u just explained something i never realized so many ppl were experiencing the same thing as i do..n it didnt even come out from my mouth.. U just read into my life.. Thank you. This helped.
I've been experiencing panic attacks and anxiety really frequently and before of this I had (or maybe I still have) depression. And one of the most common escenarios
is when I feel I've done or said something that I don't think is correct or approved. I also have it when I think people think things about me. also when talking in public and in social situations.
thank you!!!
3:37 thank you!
Loved the whole thing. We remember going through this years ago... it's a hard road, but one definitely worth traveling, because the alternative (remaining stuck and unhappy) is actually even harder in the long term! Quality advice Lily xo
Thank you for this video... It was so helpful, I feel like I am who you are describing right now.
Damnit. I needed this ten years ago, I'm in tears by your frankness... Added to my favorites and I think I'll be watching this daily to keep me on track. I've been agoraphobic at times by my anxiety... Actually turning my car around and going home because I couldn't deal with going into the grocery store for fear of another attack. I can't thank you enough for your brutal honesty. Any situation with "newness" or social interaction has me going into my purse for one of the prescriptions that I've been on for 7 plus years. Anywhere that I may have to speak to another human, and I have time to think about it gets me going enough send me to the bathroom. I have missed out on so many opportunities to really connect. I've been a horrible friend, because I haven't been one to myself.
U are so wise thank you for taking the time to speak about these important things. It's good to know someone who has struggled with the same thing as I have been and am currently has found a way to overcome it. Very inspiring!
I needed to hear this today, so badly. Thanks Lily :) you're the best
I've saved this to my favourites and I'm going to listen to it every morning 🙌🏼 Don't ever change, Lily! You keep a lot of us sane in this insane world
sooo true... given me a lot to think about, i've been living to meet other peoples' expectations in a lot of ways
Oh my god 😭 thank you so much for this video! I am nearly crying now. This is so motivating for creating my life how I WANT to and living healthy and happy ❤ thank you so much! Love your channel and videos!
I feel like I miss you and I don't even know you .. it's your true open, universal spirit . You let the universe live through you , and the universe in me is yearning to be set free . I'm working on it .
Love you lili :-) thanks a bundle you really are helping so many people .
Thank you for this video. Extremely helpful.
Your honesty is a breath of fresh air. Thank you.
I feel like you've lived a life so similar to mine and now you're my guardian angel guiding me through the rough times to a life of happiness and satisfaction and self-love:) LOVE your videos and how honest you are. THANK YOU❤❤❤
This makes me so happy to read ☺️❤️
You are my favourite person to watch right now, you're so intelligent and informative. I couldn't believe when you said in one of your recent videos that you hate your voice!! I find it so soothing!!
thanks so much for this video, really opened up my eyes.. I don't know what I want in life, I'm in final year of college doing Biology, I'm so stressed about graduating, my future, finding what I love and want to do in life.. Feeling so clueless and empty and all this has caused my depression and anxiety cause everyone else has a clear goal and I still don' t know what I want or love..
Your videos are honestly the most comforting yet truthful thing and they always mark me in some kind of way. I will always be thankful for that and for you!
I have the notification alarm set for your videos! I love them,,,you've awoken a fire for my health and better living! thannk youu!!
Wow love this video and thanks so much for doing it. I was just diagnosed with major depression with onset of postpartum and anxiety after having my baby girl in November and it is NO JOKE I was just rushed to the hospital yesterday because I was having a anxiety attack and it was my first one I didn't know what was happening I was so scared I was just walking to my car and got shortness of breath and light headed and felt like I was about to pass out along with fast heartbeat and my hands literally was shaky until I started saying to myself calm down you got this and taking deep breaths than I got unfocused because I wasn't seeing results as far as things calming down and it started to happen again so my husband had called the ambulance I got to the hospital they did test (blood work, urine test, and took blood pressure with me laying down, standing, and sitting) and gave me a bag of fluids, but they found nothing wrong with me and sent me home
Love the honesty. Awesome content. Tired of people sugar coating whats really going on.
Wow,that video was riveting,life changing,articulate,moving ,emotional,well rounded,captivating,relatable,touching,easy to receive,proper usage of profanity,bravo! And thanks for the content.
You are explaining my mind!!! I have troubles expressing and understanding my emotions. This is very eye opening. So thankful I found your channel.
You are definitely one of my favorite vegan TH-camrs. very informative and helpful
Thank you so much for this video. Nearly everything resonated so deeply within me. Currently in the phase of facing too much anxiety to run errands lately. Doing some tough inner work. Hearing you talk about all of it and what you did and that you overcame it gives me so much hope. Thanks for sharing yourself and your journey with us, being so informative in such a real and intelligent way. It really helps so much. ❤️
I'm going through pretty crap time right now. I really am questioning to the point of continuing on, but hold on so as not to hurt my family. Knowing you went through a similair time is helpful. Iwas shocked when you said you used to cut. I did, too. Self harm is so horribly misunderstood in our culture. People don't get it....in a way i'm glad because i wouldn't wish those feeling preceding self harm on anyone.
Thank you for sharing your experiences and your honesty. Blessings to you and your family 💚
Being Around People give Anxiety
I can't interact even with my own family it's so scary that I'm so isolated but I can't handle the anxiety around people. I love your videos.
I used to be the same way. I was just so insecure and I felt so worthless that I couldn't even look my parents in the eyes. I went through such a difficult time where I isolated myself from everyone and barely talked or even acknowledged anyone. I still have some social anxiety but I'm at least a lot better at hiding it now lol. You're not alone in this and I guarantee there are more people than you would expect who have social anxiety. If I could give you a piece of advice it would be to start with one person. Work on being comfortable around them and talking with ease. Then move on to the next person and so on. It sucks to say, but social anxiety really only gets better if you face it head on. Hope everything works out for you!
+Kristen Marie Thank you
I love this. It definitely shed some light on some things I'm currently struggling with. Thank you so much for all of the information you provide. You have inspired me so much❤️
Thanks for being there L! Lots of love ✋🏼😌✋🏼
I'm your friend 🙂 thanks for keeping it real. I've been binge watching your vids cuz your information resonates with me so much. You're just so relatable.
Your words are so important to me. I have so much hope after watching your videos. Thank you so much.
I saw this again for the first time in a few months and I cried.
you have come so far. I'm so proud of you! well done!
AMAZING! I have been battling the very effects of anxiety and depression you describe! I am still learning and practicing. It's a long scary road but so much relief with every step. Hope. You hit the nail on the head! Could you recommend some resources that you found helpful? 🌼🌼
It's so sad that so many parents try to force their kids on medication before trying to understand the kid themselves. Being seventeen, I had to physically prove to my parents (via a cardiologist) that 100 mg of Zoloft was causing my heart to suddenly spike to 160 BPM while sitting down. I stopped taking it on my own because they thought it "was helping so much," and nobody has noticed I've stopped or any difference whatsoever. You inspired me to go off of that as well as birth control. Thank you! I feel better this way.
What do you do for birth control? I am currently on an anti depressant and want to go off of it. I feel like I need it but I hate taking something so unnatural. I was also going to go on birth control but would rather not but don't know what other kind to use.
Lily has another video on birth control, have a look through her channel to find it!
Thanks!
You are truly one of the most inspirational people I've listened to in a long time. It's wonderful that you learned so much and did the hard work at a young age. Thank you so very much for sharing your experiences and knowledge. 💜💞
Thank you for saying so, Onnie, I appreciate your feedback and support!
Hey Lily, thank you so much for making this video (and practically every single one of your videos.) 👏🏼 From 7:00 onwards I could relate to every single thing you mentioned.
My question about anxiety: when recovering from an eating disorder, how do you get comfortable eating around people again? I know, eating is a good way to connect with people. Family, friends, work colleges, ect. But I can't stand the thought of someone watching me rip into a massive salad. Or, even the thought of sharing the same meal as someone else (even though I've been living a vegan life for 2 years and everything I eat and prepare is vegan, high carb and low fat.) Knowing I'm possibly not eating healthier, or a smaller quantity of the food brings out that horrible competitor in me...the one that only wants to beat myself.
Thanks again for your support, information and inspiration 🍌🍌🍌🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞
This was awesome. You have a really powerful voice. Please keep up the good work! I’m sure you’re helping more people than you know!
Wow. I needed to hear this video a LONG time ago. Thank you so much. Everything you said is so absolutely true.
Thank you so much for your videos! I swear you sound like me but the improved evolved version haha. Like I'm 25% complete on the path of recovering my metabolism and body from eating disorders, and recovering my mind from depression, anxiety and self injury. I'm also working though the whole childhood trauma and family garbage and how it relates to self love and all the aforementioned B.S.
You are seriously inspiring.
This is so accurate. Every word. Thank you, thank you.
you really describe the situation well, describes my life at times overall happy but battling a lack of productivity .
Lily koi you are such a funny amazing woman. You inspire me! I just found your videos by referral from a friend and I have been binge watching (not eating) your videos! You provide lots of useful information that have been answering my long time questions (and prayers) to proper nutrition for me and my family. Love you and the work you do 💕💞
Thank you so much for everything you post. This is exactly what i needed to hear this morning.
I watch this video regularly and I'm as impressed and happy after each time!! You are amazing and have helped me so much during the years I have watched your videos. Big hug
I would love to see more videos about this. This was so helpful for me. Thank you!!
i just wanted to say thank you! i sincerely think you are one of the most down to earth, intelligent people i have seen. You're so interesting and i feel like you know a bit about everything. you absorb knowledge and it literally makes you glow (amongst other things of course).
And your sense of humour is ace, i literally laugh a lot in your videos :)
lots of love sent your way!
I am so glad your videos exist.
Thank you so much for being an amazing role model! You've changed the way I think and I can't thank you enough! :)
Thank you for the gift of you, Lily! Your message is so what I needed to hear and I'm really grateful to you for putting it out there.
best video about anxiety. THANK YOU
I'd love a video on your feelings on weight loss surgeries like gastric bypass.
Yeah, as I said, I am from Minnesota and live in NZ. My mom is so surprised that I live in the furthest place on Earth from her. Like does not get it. You really hit a lot of salient points with this video. I guess also it is important to remember that life is a work in progress.
You've hit the nail on the head again. Great video!!
Hey Lily! One thing I'm hoping you could expand/follow up on is addictions. You gave excellent info for overcoming depression & anxiety, but what about breaking cycles of bad behaviors? I sincerely love myself, my life, and people around me, but I have addictions that don't seem to be tied to my feelings, so I'm stumped as to how to stop the destructive behaviors.
Thank you! This really spoke to me on a deep level.
This was just what've been needing. Thank you, Lily
This video is life changing.
most amazing video i have EVER SEEN everrrr!!!!!!!! i have never been able to relate to something more :O
Beautifully said.
Thank You Very Much.
Jesus Lilly I love you so much, I went vegan because of you.
Thank you for this video ❤️ so much wisdom
I’m currently having cognitive behavioural therapy for low self esteem, depression and anxiety related attacks. I’ve been really unlucky with my neighbours over the years moving from three places where I’ve had to live next to or below sociopathic arseholes who keep me up all night. On top of that I have to battle hypopituitarism (an endocrine condition). I’m also registered blind abd have daily battles due to this. I recently qualified as a massage therapist and reflexologist but feel I can’t work until my home situation is sorted out. Sometimes I feel so stuck and that’s what kills me...
thank you for the help Lily 💘
Always spot on. Another great video!
Omg, I am in tears but in a good way. I am so happy that I subscribed
Lily, you are amazing! Nailed it… Thank you for sharing your experiences and being honest and ever so helpful.
Awesome video. This really hit the nail on the head for me!
Thank you thank you thank you Lily!!!!
Girl, you should be a counsellor. Well done.
im struggling with dealing with my stress related to not knowing what i want in my life. mostly because im going broke attending college. i also feel very torn because im around some people i sometimes consider bad influinces or toxic, but they are mostly nice to me.
Thank you Lily! This is was so needed right now! xo
THANK YOU SO MUCH, LILY!!❤
Oh, I see that you already made this kind of videos. Good. *Proceeds to binge watch*
you literally speak to my soul, it's incredible. i can't wait for the next video c:
i'm currently trying to work through my lifetime build-up of mental bullshit & i was wondering if you have any advice for psychosis? i've been diagnosed psychotic but all the (ahem) "professionals" have to say is that i need medicine. medicine hasn't helped at all, & even when it briefly did, it worsened my other existing bullshit like anxiety, depression, self-hatred etc, etc.
i'm at the point where i'm trying to come to terms with my mind & accept my hallucinations, but it's tricky. it's quick to startle/unsettle me. stressful situations can induce horrendous auditory, visual, &/or sensational hallucinations that make it impossible for me to function or work through the stress.
if you know of any underlying cause for psychosis, or any ways to work through it, i would be forever grateful.
even though i already am, cause you're a fucking goddess to me.
love you lily.
I needed this video today. Thank you.
i love your videos lilly! merry christmas
Thankyou. Very interesting video. 🌸
wonderful video
This video is great, thanks for all that you do :) Your videos are really motivational and inspiring! Diet is SO crucial for mental health! But diet alone sometimes isn't enough. I suggest for anyone with mental health issues to seek the help of a therapist (one that works for you, someone you click with).
I’m so grateful for you 🦋
The way you curled up in that blanket saying, "It's really COLD here today!" I knew you will be a cute granny when you are much older. :D I'm sure you will live that long, healthy, happy and still just as silly. I wish it was cold where I am (I hate weather over 70 degrees F). Funny thing about this video, I was just thinking about all this stuff a week ago. I am understanding that my depression is not as easily to surgically "cut out" as moving away from bad people or bad environments because my mind comes with me no matter where I go. The symptoms just keep on following me. Growing up I was surrounded by so much love but the voice in my head drowned drowned it all out. Even today the love still is very hard to hear. So I am coming from a biological depression standpoint. Anxiety, again, was always around even though my childhood was full of support and love. Advice I have been given is to talk back to the depression/anxiety. I am interested in anything you have to say about that. A lot of your words and feelings I connect with but I didn't have such bad people in my life stoking the flames of hate (I hate to imagine how I would have handled it all if i did). Stay awesome, Lily!
When we're prone to depression and anxiety, those are the neural pathways that have been most strengthened in us... and so it becomes our pattern... Breaking free of that is hard as fuck. I've managed it to some extent, but I won't pretend I still don't have days where life feels way harder than it's worth and I don't get myself worked up into a fit of omg-wtf-I-can't-do-this anxiety. I always want to slap people when they tell me it's a fucking choice because it doesn't feel like a choice... but those mother-fuckers are right... I can choose to slip down that rabbit hole or I can use every ounce of what I have left to talk to myself and focus on what IS going right, what I can do to be proactive, and how I can posture myself to be as close to a strong, confident, capable woman as possible...
To be fair, when you're surrounded by love and support that is nice but still doesn't GET WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM, it can be more isolating because you feel you have NO REASON to be depressed. I'm actually really thankful for the hateful assholes because they provoked me to prove them wrong and push back against their message.
For so long, I wanted someone to admit to me that my situation was unfixable. Ironically, as soon as someone did I was like "fuck you, I'mma fix this cuz I can". There are no right answers or right ways to be. Depression comes and goes... that is natural... anxiety will always be here... that's natural, too...
YES! What hurts deeply is the feeling that I don't have war stories to validate why I have depression or anxiety... so therefore I have no right to feel sad because someone else has it worse. I hate it when people say that to me. I might as well argue back, you have no right to feel happy because someone else has it better. grrrrrrr! Pain is still pain, you know. Thanks for replying :)
Thank you for this video
Thank you for this.
what about dealing with depresion and anxiety on a whole foods plant based vegan diet? 😢😢😢
I get severe social anxiety. I feel intense panic when Im in a crowded place, when I have to meet new people (the more people, the worse it is) and when a lot of attention is on me (speaking to lots of people). Any tips for this would be great :)
Assertiveness/standing up for one's self
In 5 years I want to be making a video just like this one ((:
fallen in love with u, u r so spontanous and inspiring.. thank u for ur amazing videos :)
Great video