I love this story  so much. I was never a huge Alanis Morissette fan until she showed up on my  favorite show Weeds. Since then I’ve taken in interest in what’s going with her and this cute little story is just so up my alley.

Alanis has struggled with depression her whole life, but she says now that she’s found running it’s changed her life.

“Running has made being depressed impossible. If I’m going through something emotional and just go outside for a run, you can rest assured I’ll come back with clarity.”

She has already run two marathons and tries to live a healthy lifestyle, including eating lots of kale. But she still occasionally indulges “in red wine, and it’s fun to have medical marijuana once in a while,” she says. “I still party and include a little debauchery.”

Despite the wonderful things she claims running does for her, she admits that she still sometimes struggles with the motivation to run. “But I tie my laces, put on a tight bra and get out there like a little robot. The first 10 minutes are excruciating, but soon I get into the flow.”

Amen sista! To all of the above! Alanis also follows the Eat To Live program by Dr. Joel Furhman, which if you’ve never heard of I highly recommend heading on over to Google right now.

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