When a 14-year Gisele Bündchen was climbing the ladders of success in the fashion world back in 1994, she had no clue as to what lay ahead on the long path to the top. She had to face it all on her own, enduring a significant amount of distress. And, obviously, Bündchen doesn’t want her followers to tread the same path and do the same mistakes. That is probably the only time Gisele would warn her young fans to not follow in her footsteps.

Talking about the importance of mental health in her 2018 memoir, ‘Lesson: My Path To A Meaningful Life’, Gisele dissuades fans from following her lone wolf model in life. Especially detailing the importance of talking to someone and asking for help when it’s paramount.

Gisele Bündchen has million-dollar advice for today’s budding youngsters

The 42-year-old Brazilian supermodel divorced her husband, to whom she was married for thirteen years, retired Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady. And surely, the entire period couldn’t have been easy for anyone involved. However, Gisele dealt with it much more efficiently than she would have twenty years ago.

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Back then, the only person Bündchen felt safe talking to was herself. And gradually she started believing that she was the only one responsible for saving herself. One of the biggest tricks up her sleeve was to change the topic of the conversation in her head when things weren’t going her way. And that is one thing she doesn’t want today’s youth to do. Repeating her blunders.

“The early twenties are an especially vulnerable time of life. Adolescence is difficult,” Gisele wrote. “Young women and men can find themselves experiencing distress they’ve never experienced before, and they can’t understand why. If that is you, get help! It can save your life. But I didn’t know it back then.”

What did Gisele do when the situation got tough?

The ramp walk queen went through significant anxiety and depression during her rise to stardom. However, she never let the weight of the situation get the best of her. More importantly, she refused to become the victim of any situation.

“When you start seeing yourself as a victim, you surrender your power,” she writes, detailing her battle with anxiety and panic attacks. Instead, Gisele focused on meditating and yoga to gain a deeper perspective on her recurring problems. And suddenly things weren’t as overwhelming.

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Over the years, Bündchen has picked up several more habits that resonate with her positive mental makeup. Gisele is an ardent student of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and enjoys horseback riding. She has even passed on the good habits to her children, Benjamin and Vivian, who are also training in martial arts. Vivian has even picked up her mother’s equestrian passion. And as the children grow up, all they have to do is pick up their mother’s book and read through the tips to tackle life.