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Yahoo
an hour ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
This TikToker with depression shares what her day-to-day looks like — and it's not what you may think
TikToker Sam Souder makes a living sharing fashion and lifestyle content online — but she's also using her platform to talk about mental health. Peppered right alongside her outfit of the day and product review videos are Souder's 'day in my life with depression' TikToks, in which Souder shows how she manages her life while living with depression. The quick videos, set to Audrey Hobert's pop song 'Sue me,' show Souder going about her day: waking up late in the morning, taking her medication and getting work done even as she quietly struggles with symptoms like procrastination, exhaustion and executive functioning issues. The 27-year-old New Jersey-based creator was diagnosed with depression, anxiety and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) when she was in high school and has been in therapy for more than 10 years. But to the outside world, Souder may not appear like she's struggling at all — which is why the influencer tells Yahoo it's so important for her to be transparent about the reality of her mental health. "I thought it was a fun and lighthearted way to introduce the topic,' Souder told Yahoo. 'I feel very privileged that I'm able to do influencing and these kinds of things. Sometimes it's hard to talk about mental health without sounding like you're complaining — there is a very fine line, and I'm so grateful for everything I've been able to do because of this job. This is one way I've been able to express how my day-to-day or my feelings unfold without being on a soapbox." Souder said that she's been struggling with her mental health more than usual recently, which has made her job as a full-time influencer more challenging — but has also given her a window to explore what her real life is like, as opposed to only sharing the highlight reel. That means using TikTok to show when she was unable to get out of bed for hours or even sharing a video of her messy bedroom that she felt too overwhelmed to clean. "It just didn't feel organic or right to come on here and, like, do my makeup and post outfits and try to act like everything was normal, when really, the depression I was having — and am still having — affects a lot of my thoughts and my day-to-day life,' Souder explained. 'Since I'm a lifestyle influencer and I post about what I do every day, it just made sense to start sharing that part of my life more organically — like without makeup on, still in bed, those kinds of things.' The feedback to these videos has been 'very, very positive,' Souder said. Her TikTok followers comment things on her videos like, 'Thank you for being so transparent,' and, 'I've been struggling hard with my depression for months now. Big win for you getting out of the house! Haven't been out from mine in a minute lol.' 'People were just like, 'I'm right there with you,' and said it helped them feel a little less alone,' Souder said of her comments. 'Because the thing about depression — it's a very, very lonely condition.' Saba Harouni Lurie, a licensed marriage and family therapist, told Yahoo that Souder's depression videos are a reprieve from social media content that 'makes it really hard to feel good about yourself.' Typically, Lurie said, what you're seeing on social media is 'a very curated version of someone's life.' You're viewing their highlight reel of when they're out with friends or on a beautiful, luxurious vacation. Ordinarily, Lurie pointed out, you're not privy to the other parts of someone on social media's life — like 'where they're in bed and they're having a hard time waking up in the morning, or when they're feeling insecure or unsure about themselves.' 'If we're seeing these curated versions, it can be really easy to slip into thought patterns of, well, I'm not experiencing life like that. I'm not feeling that way about myself,' Lurie explained. But while Souder may make some of this aspirational content, she's also showing both sides of her life. And Souder's videos can also help people recognize how depression and other mental health conditions can manifest in ways that go beyond what we might find typical. 'What I appreciate about the videos and the greater conversations that are happening is that they're opening the door to how we conceptualize depression,' Lurie said. 'For a long while, we were counting on external observations to know if somebody was depressed — if they're not able to get out of bed, if they're not eating, they're overeating, certainly suicidality. Now, there's room to acknowledge that depression can look many different ways.' Erin Bowman, a licensed clinical professional counselor, told Yahoo that social media conversations like the one Souder is sparking can also help people recognize that they may be experiencing some mental health difficulties. 'There can be this sense of, like, 'Oh no, that's not me. Like, I'm still able to go to work, I'm still able to, like, do X, Y, Z things,'' Bowman said. This is especially true for people who have so-called 'high-functioning' mental health struggles, where they're able to keep up with work or their social lives. And, Bowman noted, many women, as well as people socialized as women, struggle to recognize depression in themselves because they're taught to 'put a smile on' — even if, under the surface, they know they are having a 'really hard time.' As for Souder, she is just glad her videos are resonating. 'If I can help somebody else by sharing what I'm going through, then it makes it all worthwhile,' she said.
Daily Mail
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Katie Price left humiliated after being forced to delete 18th birthday tribute to daughter Princess
Katie Price was left humiliated after being forced to delete her 18th birthday tribute to daughter Princess on Friday. The glamour model, 47, who shares the influencer with ex Peter Andre, took to her Instagram Stories to mark the milestone, but her kind words came 48 hours too early. Katie posted a sweet snap of young Princess, who turns 18 on Sunday, and gushed: 'Happy 18th birthday to the most amazing daughter and my best friend @princess_andre I love you so much'. The post was then swiftly taken down before the mum-of-five, who is currently in Dubai, replaced it with another snap of the birthday girl. She wrote: '2 days until Princess turns 18 can't believe it xx'. Earlier this week Princess looked the spitting image of her famous mother as she posed for a stunning selfie. She sported a curly-haired looked similar to her mother in her heyday for the snap after getting ready for a Dua Lipa show. Fully glammed up with a full face of W7 Cosmetics makeup, Princess cracked a smile for the camera as the sun beamed down on her. 'What a beauty...' read the caption penned by Princess's beautician. The curly-haired look brought back memories of Katie, now 47, who donned a similar haircut when she shot to fame back in the 1990s. Pictures of the former glamour model taken during her modelling days in 1995 show her sporting frizzy light-brown locks while clad in a white two-piece skirt and top. Katie has indeed sported a number of different hairstyles over the years. After rising to stardom with her natural curly hair, during her Jordan days Katie would regularly straighten her brown locks. She later dyed her hair blonde, actually sporting a braided look during her time on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! in 2004 - when she met Princess's father Peter Andre, 52. It comes after Princess opened up about her private life in a rare interview, revealing that she's 'not a big drinker' ahead of her big birthday. She told Ok! Magazine that she isn't a huge fan of drinking because she'd 'never want to embarrass herself'. 'I'm not really a big drinker or party-goer,' the 17-year-old revealed. 'I'll never put myself in a position that would make me look bad.' Princess also opened up about her split from her boyfriend of two years last month. 'I'm feeling good. I've always kept my personal life personal so I don't talk too much about it but now is the time to focus on me.' It was reported in May that she had split from her partner after her busy career left 'no place for a man'. While her former flame remains unnamed, Princess declared last year that she was 'in love'. According to The Sun Princess, who kept much of her relationship out of the public eye, will be doing the same with the 'tough' break up. A source told the publication: 'They just grew apart, they were each other's first love so it has been tough but there are no hard feelings.' 'He's still on good terms with both Katie and Peter, Princess is really concentrating on her career right now and there's no place for a man'. Princess' reps declined to comment when contacted by MailOnline. The teen first went public with their romance when she invited him along to her mother Katie's 45th birthday celebrations in Brighton in May 2023. Katie then appeared on Jamie Laing's Private Parts podcast, where she opened up on her thoughts about the romance. Discussing her Christmas plans at the time, she revealed: 'Princess and her boyfriend are coming up with me for the weekend.' Jamie excitedly interrupted: 'Princess has a boyfriend!' causing Katie to reply: 'I know, Ed. He's alright actually.' Describing their relationship, she continued: 'I watch them, and they argue, then they laugh. They argue like proper little teenagers. 'They're both like jealous of each other and it's like, 'Oh shut up you two!' They are funny together, they're like a little married couple.'
National Post
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- National Post
Jake Paul leaves interview with Piers Morgan after heated verbal sparring match
The jury is still out on Jake Paul in the boxing ring, but there's no debating his ability to throw some verbal jabs. Article content The YouTuber-turned-fighter might have met his match, however, when he went toe-to-toe with Piers Morgan while promoting his Saturday bout against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Article content Article content Paul abruptly logged off of his interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored after the host began to question the legitimacy of the influencer's opponents. Article content 'YouTube this, YouTube that, Disney that. This s*** is not a joke. I'm knocking out the best of the best. You vs. going to the gym… you're still a fat a**,' Paul said. Article content 'I think the problem here, Piers, is that you think that your opinion matters,' he added. Article content Jake Paul just dipped on Piers Morgan's show after getting cooked 😭 — Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) June 26, 2025 Article content Article content When Morgan questioned why Paul had come on the show, 'The Problem Child' responded that it was merely to gain more viewers for the pay-per-view event. Article content Article content 'I'm just taking your audience to sell pay-per-views. I don't give a f*** about your show,' Paul said. Article content 'You dumb a**. This is a f***ing business enterprise. Buy the pay-per-view on Saturday, June 28 — me vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Thank you, tune in everybody.' Article content 'Cheers, Jake, really enjoyed that,' the host said. 'And good luck to Julio. Knock him out for all of us, will you?' Article content View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jake Paul (@jakepaul)
Daily Mail
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Tanner Martin is dead at 30: Influencer announces his own death in video weeks after birth of his first child
The popular influencer Tanner Martin has died at the age of 30. In a surprising move, it was Tanner himself who delivered the news in a devastating pre-recorded video posted Wednesday to Instagram by his wife Shay Wright. Tanner bid his fans a final farewell just 41 days after he and his wife welcomed their first child, a daughter named AmyLou. The couple had documented his difficult journey on social media after he was diagnosed with colorectal cancer five years earlier. Tanner was as smiley and disarming as ever as he addressed the camera directly. 'Hey, it's me, Tanner. If you're watching this, I am dead,' he began, before easing some of the tension with a laugh at his own gallows humor. 'I had a heck of a life. I decided to make this video announcing my death because I saw someone did that, like, a year or so ago, and I think it's a good opportunity to get all your thoughts out,' he explained. Despite his bubbly demeanor, his voice was clearly weak and raspy as he spoke about how his wife Shay would cope with his death just weeks after becoming a new mother. 'But you guys, life was awesome. I really enjoyed it while I was here,' Tanner continued. 'Hopefully, I believe there's something after this. I'm excited to meet those people, and hopefully we're hanging out now and making fun of all you nerds,' he said, before noting family members whose deaths preceded his own. 'There's just a lot of people that for the afterlife, I'm excited to see them, and excited to see them not in pain and just happy,' he added. Even more shocking than the announcement of his own death was how optimistic Tanner managed to be as the end of his time on Earth neared. 'I don't know. I'm like, death is scary, but it's also like a new adventure, you know,' he admitted. 'I'm excited to see what the experience is like, and hopefully it's good.' He concluded his video by stating that he loved his fans and thanking them for their 'support and helping to make the last years of my life here on earth like fun and enjoyable and helping me be comfortable.' In her caption, his wife Shay wrote, 'May the force be with you from our angel force ghost🤍 see the next video for his wish.' The second video Shay shared on Wednesday again featured Tanner in the same room, but he was visibly weaker and his voice was even more frail. He sat on a sofa wrapped in a thick blanket, and next to him was his snoozing baby daughter AmyLou on a pink pillow. In the heartbreaking video, Tanner said that his daughter likely would have no memories of him because of how young she would be when he died. He urged his fans to help his wife and daughter after his death by contributing to a GoFundMe account set up in their name. Tanner and Shay announced the birth of their daughter on May 15 and shared photos of the new parents each holding the newborn. A video documenting Tanner's first moments with AmyLou showed nursed handing her to him as he whispered: 'Sweetheart, I've been so excited to meet you. I love you so much ... I've been waiting for this for so long.' He and Shay announced in November of last year that they were expecting their first child together. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shay Martin (@tannerandshay) Tanner was frailer in a second video showing his daughter AmyLou snoozing next to him. He noted that she would likely have no memories of him and asked his fans to contribute to a GoFundMe to help his wife and daughter in his absence View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shay Martin (@tannerandshay) They also acknowledged concerns about becoming parents shortly before Tanner's expected death. But both were clearly excited to have a child, and they emphasized that one of their concerns — that Tanner's cancer could possibly be genetic — had mostly been allayed. According to the Washington Post, Tanner began noticing symptoms of his cancer — initially just stomach aches — in 2020. But the pain soon grew, and he decided to see a doctor about it after he began having difficulty going to the bathroom as well. A colonoscopy soon discovered that he had stage 4 colorectal cancer, which had already spread to his liver by the time it was discovered. By 2023, doctors determined that Tanner's cancer was no longer curable, and they estimated that he might live two to five more years.
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Model with legs worth $15m nearly 'loses' money-making limb during run-in with a SHARK
A model known for her insanely long legs – which net her a whopping US$10million ($15.3m AUD) a year – nearly 'lost' one of her money-making limbs during a run-in with a shark. Marie Temara, who is 6ft 3in tall, set her fans' hearts racing after sharing the close encounter online. The OnlyFans star, 28, perched herself on the side of a small boat in the Bahamas in pursuit of daring footage to excite her 2.8million followers. Maire left one leg dangling over the side of the vessel and hovered her toes just above the crystal clear waters. Suddenly, three sharks appeared. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. The influencer seemed unfazed and even did a little dance once she had swung her leg back inside the boat. The sharks, spotted swimming just centimetres away from Marie's leg, appeared to follow the boat's movements closely. 'I almost lost a leg,' she captioned the startling footage. Marie had been visiting Compass Cay in the Bahamas, a popular tourist destination known for its nurse shark encounters. 'I knew there were sharks in the area, but I honestly didn't think they'd come that close,' Marie said. 'I was trying to stay cool, but inside I was screaming. Those sharks were literally inches from me. 'My legs are so important to my career, and so it was lucky everything was okay.' Thankfully, the sharks did not attack the model. Marie, who is from Florida, said she was relentlessly teased for her height as child and called names such as 'Bigfoot', 'Jolly Green Giant,' and 'tree trunk legs'. Some trolls even said she looked like a man because she would tower over her classmates and wear men's size 12 trainers. But being tall is now the reason why the the brunette nets millions from her OnlyFans page. The US model recently approached a London firm for an insurance quote to protect her assets. 'I make a lot of money from my height and my long legs,' she said. 'I'm currently looking into insuring my legs, so that if the worst should happen, my income is protected.' The firm told the model that insuring her legs for her annual income of US$10m would cost her approximately $100,000 a year. Viewers on social media have been left stunned by the influencer's brazen stunt. Viewers on social media have been left stunned by the influencer's brazen stunt 'Too risky,' one fan said. A second viewer said: 'Beach episode turned thriller.' 'You crazyyy,' added another.
