Staying Strong by Demi Lovato

Staying Strong by Demi Lovato

Demi Lovato wakes up each morning and affirms her commitment to herself--to her health, her happiness, her being. Those commitments are the bedrock of her recovery and her work helping other young people dealing with the issues she lives with every single day.

Demi is a platinum-selling recording artist whose latest album--DEMI--is already a smash hit. She's about to embark on her second season as a judge on X-Factor, and just launched The Lovato Treatment Scholarship Program. And she is an outspoken advocate for young people everywhere.

Demi is also a young woman finding her way in the world. She has dealt deftly with her struggles in the face of public scrutiny, and she has always relied, not just on friends and family, but daily affirmations of her self-worth and value. Affirmations that steady her days and strengthen her resolve.

Those affirmations have grown into STAYING STRONG, a powerful 365-day collection of Demi's most powerful, honest, and hopeful insights. Each day will provide the readers with a quote, a personal reflection and a goal.

These are Demi's words. Words she lives by and shares with the people she loves and total strangers alike. They are a powerful testament to a young woman standing up and fighting back.

Demi Lovato's fame began when she was cast on Barney and Friends at the age of twenty-one. She appeared to be all smiles on the surface, but as she grew up in front of the camera--as the star of the blockbuster Camp Rock trilogy, the leading lady of her own Disney show, Sonny with a Chance, and a developing music career--she began to fall apart. Demi was bullied throughout her teens, and she struggled with bulimia, suicidal ideation, substance addiction, and eventually began secretly cutting herself. Her career was on the rise, but she canceled her global tour and checked herself into treatment, which she completed successfully. To assist people with their illnesses, she founded the Lovato Treatment Scholarship program.

Her recent album, Demi, has gone platinum, and she is currently in her second season as an X-Factor judge. She'll also be a part of Glee's fifth season. Demi has received numerous awards and nominations, including one MTV Video Music Award, twenty-five Teen Choice Award nominations, 14 of which she has won, four People's Choice Awards, one ALMA Award, a Billboard Touring Award, and others. Lovato is interested in charitable endeavors outside of the entertainment industry, including charity work and other social and environmental causes.

At a National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day presented by SAMHSA in Washington in May 2013, she was honored for her work as a mentor to teens and young people with mental health difficulties.