Her book Staying Strong: 365 days a year, has just been labeled a New York Times bestseller but Demi Lovato who has been open about having an eating disorder and suffering with depression in her teenage years, says that she still has to work hard at looking after her own well-being.
She's friends with the likes of Miley Cyrus and Justin Beiber but Demi who, self-harmed as a teenager, says that she hopes her book has made a difference to peoples lives. The X Factor judge Demi tells Closer that she uses a number of methods to make sure she doesn't head back down a path of negativity.
She says: “You have to stay strong as my book says. I meditate in the morning and take ten minutes out of my day to read inspirational quotes that I’ve come up with on my own. I wanted to put them out there so that my fans would know how I’ve managed to stay strong.”
“I worry about all the things I’ve experienced in the past which is why I always try to stay on top of it. It’s very dangerous being in recovery from an eating disorder, because you can easily slip back into your old ways. I have a lot of methods I use to cope. Some I learnt when I went for treatment, and I find meditation and therapy great for staying positive.”
Demi, 21, hopes that the release of her new book, Staying Strong: 365 days a year, will help other young people who have experienced some of the things she has faced, to find a way to cope and work through their problems.
Staying Strong (Headline, £12.99)