Alison Sweeneyis best known for playing bad girl Sami Brady on “Days of Our Lives.”
However, she’s so much more than her soap opera persona.
I almost started to cry," Sweeney toldHealthback in 2015. you better learn to love yourself no matter what your situation is.

Body image is an issue very close to my heart," she added.
Of course, the actress says that it’s normal to struggle with negative thoughts.
“There’s something human in that.

It’s not that the feelings are wrong.
It’s what you do about it that means something.
You might say, ‘Oh, my arms’ when you look in the mirror.

But if you let it bring you down, you’re allowing that feeling to take over.
Acknowledge the thought and let it move on.
That’s something you have to practice, and you might get good at it,” Sweeney says.
The actress also revealed that she tries to plan her workouts ahead of time.
Planning ahead is the No.
1 advantage to getting things done.
Something is better than nothing and sometimes people forget that," Sweeney added.