Margot Robbie knows that the Sunday Scaries are real. She’s right alongside us as we prepare to face the week ahead and wonder where on earth the long weekend went, and she knows how it feels to burn out and feel the huge hole of self-doubt and panic open up. Like you, she is a busy woman, what with acting (especially now that her Harley Quinn character in Suicide Squad is getting a spinoff because she was the best thing about the movie), and all the press that goes with acting, and with her side hustle that is very much A Whole Thing Entirely (that is, production company LuckyChap, which she co-runs). Then there’s also the matter of having a life—making time to breathe and go on vacation and hang out with friends.

And, OK, maybe we don’t have the same red-carpet appearances that she does, or the days on set shooting away from family and friends, or having to back to produce films at the end of all of it. But our problems are our own! And work-life balance is something that a lot of us struggle with. Robbie, however, can relate:

She opened up in an interview with Vogue Australia recently about just how hard managing all of it can be, and it was refreshingly realistic. “Having a business is stressful and time-consuming, but it’s incredibly rewarding,” she told the magazine. “There are obviously a lot of times where I’ll have a meltdown and go: ‘I can’t do it anymore.’ And you miss out on a lot of things, like you rarely go on holidays, you miss everyone’s weddings, everyone’s birthdays. I haven’t been home once this year, I haven’t seen my best friends, my nephew.”

See? It’s even hard for silver screen goddesses like her! Which is why it’s important to take time for self-care, in whatever form that takes for you. If you’re feeling as stressed as Robbie is—or hey, just stressed!—pull some of our tips. Or just heed fellow Aussie and actress Cate Blanchett‘s wise words:

“I quickly realized if you’re incapable of looking after yourself, you’re incapable of looking after other people. It’s about trying to find as much as you can of a balance.”

The balance will never be perfect, perhaps, but post-yoga Nutella and Netflix, in my opinion, totally help make it all work.

Related Stories:
–Harley Quinn and The Joker Are Getting Their Own ‘Suicide Squad’ Spin-off
–Margot Robbie on Playing a ‘Complicated’ Mother Who Puts Herself First

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