Isabelle Daza

"Mental illness, depression, and anxiety is amongst us… With social media, Im not gonna say its the most awful thing on Earth because social media and Instagram has helped us with a lot. But, what I want to say is, this is just a fraction of our reality."

"I want to be a voice of my generation and to be heard that this is an epidemic."

"Dont go broke trying to look rich."

"I want to remove the stigma that mental illness, anxiety, depression is something that we need to be ashamed about."

"If I didnt have my amazing friends, family, and support system to tell me that youre gonna get through this, I dont know where I would be."

"Social media plays a vital role for most people these days as there is a struggle of wanting to share something special or keep things private."

"I cant imagine being a teenage girl, growing up in this generation, looking up at influencers and bloggers, wanting that life, and then going home and feeling like I dont have it. Social media does that. It generates this jealousy and it generates this [mindset of] Im not good enough, Im not as pretty, Im not as thin, Im not travelling as much, and you have this anxiety."

"Children dont do what you say. They do what you do."

"I wasnt diagnosed with clinical depression, but I felt like I dont need to have gone through it to be sensitive to it."

"Im on this journey to raise a happy child that is able to cope, [is] resilient, and doesnt feel the pressure of social media."

"Exercise is very much part of my life, But more than getting fit, I want to maintain my weight and be healthy."

"If we just took the time and ask people how they felt, theyd be willing to share and theyd be willing to talk to you. Just ask one person. Make that connection. People need to be heard and maybe we can save a life."