The Powerful Message of Cara Delevingne's Depression Discussion
Cara Delevingne is known first and foremost as a model -- a profession often dismissed as vapid or depthless. She's been fighting that stigma her entire career, and now is battling another: the taboo of mental illness.
In a conversation with English actor Rupert Everett as part of the 2015 Women In The World summit in London last week, Delevingne speaks openly and honestly about her mental health history. It's strange to think that a young woman (and, specifically, an 'It' girl) living unapologetically is a radical move, but for those who look to figures like Delevingne for guidance, it's a necessity.
Delevingne begins with a poem she says she wrote when she "wasn't very happy" one year ago:
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