"When I was about 13, I had my first experience with depression. I think it stemmed from not having any close friends or people I could relate to. I felt like a fish out of water during school. Everything seemed dead inside. I felt hopeless and helpless. I'd never wish these feelings on even my worst enemy."
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"If I stop doing the sexy pictures and start doing more of the conservative mom stuff, I'm going to lose my followers. And then that makes me less desirable for a job... It's just that the way the world is these days. So that's a struggle. I don't really want to have to be sexy Brande all the time. I'm a 40-year-old woman. I just want to be."
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"More responsibilities leads to such a more grounded outlook; you have to be realistic about it. You can't just have faith something is going to happen, you have to make it happen... There's other people depending on you now."
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