Daisy Lowe says friends should be aware if someone close suddenly goes silent as it can be a key signal that all is not well.
The 33-year-old model credits having a good natter with a mate as one of the key ways of keeping herself happy and healthy as she is speaking up about a balanced life.
Daisy has struggled with low points over the course of her life and career as she experienced burn out after accepting eight jobs a day, the loss of her beloved grandmother, ‘Fast Eddie’ and suffering a breakdown following her stint on Strictly Come Dancing in 2016 which all culminated in a couple of stays in rehabilitation centres.
The model says having survived her low points, she has a more rounded view of her overall life – with life lows helping her appreciate the highest.
The Sun on Sunday have shared a lengthy interview with Daisy where she has shared some of her key tips to keeping herself happy.
She credits fresh air and exercise as key elements to a healthy life, saying: “If I’m feeling crappy I like getting outside, getting fresh air and going for a walk in nature. Exercise always shifts everything, but not to the point of obsession or addiction, but just to get that serotonin going through your body.”
She continued: “I have got into yoga during lockdown. The world felt like it was ending so I definitely found solace in the power of breathing and meditation.
“Nothing beats a good hot bath and candles, with salts in the water.”
Daisy then advised: “Also I like talking to my mates. It is important to talk because when someone stops talking and goes quiet, that’s when you know they’re really struggling and something is going on.”
She also explained that writing gratitude lists, watching classic comedies like Bridesmaids, and cooking all help her keep focused, upbeat, and happy.
Back in 2020, Daisy opened up about the burnout she experienced after competing on Strictly.
She said at the time: “The strangest thing happened. I think that I was so burned out that I lost the ability to speak.
“All I could really say was, ‘I’m sad’ or ‘I’m scared’ or ‘I feel really anxious’. Eventually I was like, ‘God, is this going to last for ever?’”
Daisy soon found herself suffering physically and mentally as a result of her burnout.
“I’d been to the doctors and I’d been signed off work with clinical depression. I had been tried on a few different antidepressants and all of them had very adverse effects. I didn’t sleep for four months. The insomnia was so unbearable. I was shaking, I lost my appetite and my hair started falling out. It was horrific.”
The model’s mother, 51-year-old fashion designer Pearl Lowe, then insisted Daisy attend John McKeown’s rehab facility, Ibiza Calm, for treatment – where she learned how to talk through her issues, and says she confronted her depression through yoga and kickboxing classes.
Daisy then returned to UK but found herself struggling to cope again after she signed up to multiple new projects.
She then returned to Ibiza Calm for a second round of rehabilitation.
She explained: “I think I got more out of my second stint because I wasn’t afraid to be there.”
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