--- title: "1 Felt Shame Quotes By Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters" description: "1 Felt Shame quotes by Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters. Plus more from Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters and more Felt Shame sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cb/demi-leigh-nel-peters-11888_ask-for-help_to-ask-for-help-does-not-make-you-weak-a_1962442.jpg" --- > [To ask for help does not make you weak. And that was something I felt after I was carjacked. I felt shame. I felt embarrassed. I felt weak about it. That's not the case at all. Once I did get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demi-leigh-nel-peters/to-ask-for-help-does-not-make-you-weak-and-that-was-something-i-felt/) [Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demi-leigh-nel-peters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cb/demi-leigh-nel-peters-11888_ask-for-help_to-ask-for-help-does-not-make-you-weak-a_1962442.jpg) ## More by Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters > [I was always interested in politics and I had great leadership skills from a young age.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demi-leigh-nel-peters/i-was-always-interested-in-politics-and-i-had-great-leadership-skills/) [Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demi-leigh-nel-peters/) > [A woman should be allowed to be whoever and whatever she wants to be and she should be respected for that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demi-leigh-nel-peters/a-woman-should-be-allowed-to-be-whoever-and-whatever-she-wants-to-be/) [Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demi-leigh-nel-peters/) > [I'd love to meet Thuli Madonsela, as she is such a powerful and dynamic woman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demi-leigh-nel-peters/i-d-love-to-meet-thuli-madonsela-as-she-is-such-a-powerful-and/) [Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demi-leigh-nel-peters/) > [There are so many girls in school who don't know about the opportunities out there. As a graduate, I only realised things about the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demi-leigh-nel-peters/there-are-so-many-girls-in-school-who-don-t-know-about-the/) [Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demi-leigh-nel-peters/) > [My hope is that Unbreakable will inspire women to believe in themselves, to value themselves and to know that asking for help does not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demi-leigh-nel-peters/my-hope-is-that-unbreakable-will-inspire-women-to-believe-in/) [Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demi-leigh-nel-peters/) > [Our nation is comprised of many different backgrounds and cultures, one of the many things that makes me immensely proud to be a South…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demi-leigh-nel-peters/our-nation-is-comprised-of-many-different-backgrounds-and-cultures/) [Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demi-leigh-nel-peters/) > [Crime against the vulnerable individuals of society is a worldwide problem and as women, we need to know how to defend ourselves both physically…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demi-leigh-nel-peters/crime-against-the-vulnerable-individuals-of-society-is-a-worldwide/) [Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demi-leigh-nel-peters/) > [Becoming Miss Universe made me realize that women worldwide face the same challenges daily, such as various forms of violence and crime, physical and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demi-leigh-nel-peters/becoming-miss-universe-made-me-realize-that-women-worldwide-face-the/) [Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demi-leigh-nel-peters/) > [I grew up in Sedgefield, which is in the heart of the area along the Garden Route that has been ravaged by fire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demi-leigh-nel-peters/i-grew-up-in-sedgefield-which-is-in-the-heart-of-the-area-along-the/) [Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demi-leigh-nel-peters/) > [HIV/AIDS is a very big problem in my country South Africa, so I hope to stand as an advocate for that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demi-leigh-nel-peters/hiv-aids-is-a-very-big-problem-in-my-country-south-africa-so-i-hope/) [Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demi-leigh-nel-peters/) > [As a young girl, I would watch the Miss South Africa competition wishing with all my heart that one day I, too, would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demi-leigh-nel-peters/as-a-young-girl-i-would-watch-the-miss-south-africa-competition/) [Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demi-leigh-nel-peters/) > [When you are yourself, there is no wrong and there is no right, because being authentic and true to who you are and owning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demi-leigh-nel-peters/when-you-are-yourself-there-is-no-wrong-and-there-is-no-right-because/) [Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demi-leigh-nel-peters/) > [In some places, women get paid 75 percent of what men earn for doing the same job, working the same hours, and I do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demi-leigh-nel-peters/in-some-places-women-get-paid-75-percent-of-what-men-earn-for-doing/) [Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demi-leigh-nel-peters/) > [My half-sister was born without a cerebellum and is completely disabled. She is my biggest motivator and inspiration, because her situation makes me realize…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demi-leigh-nel-peters/my-half-sister-was-born-without-a-cerebellum-and-is-completely/) [Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demi-leigh-nel-peters/) > [Being a global ambassador is as much a responsibility as it is an honour.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demi-leigh-nel-peters/being-a-global-ambassador-is-as-much-a-responsibility-as-it-is-an/) [Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demi-leigh-nel-peters/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/felt-shame/demi-leigh-nel-peters/#itemlist", "name": "1 Felt Shame Quotes By Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "To ask for help does not make you weak. 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