Exclusive | Lucy Hale reveals best piece of mental health advice after feeling misunderstood and isolated

Lucy Hale’s got a secret, but she isn’t looking to keep it.The actress, 35, is sharing just how she prioritizes her mental health while juggling a successful career in Hollywood.“My biggest advice would be that we don’t have to go through this journey alone,” Hale exclusively told The Post, before acknowledging her secret weapon: the newly published self-help book “The Prism” by critically acclaimed author Laura Day.“‘The Prism’ shows us that we are the engineers of our own miracles, and there is strength in numbers.”The “Pretty Little Liars” star revealed that throughout her life she has felt “misunderstood and isolated, like no one could understand what I was going through.”Day’s book is a “practical guide that helps you recognize the patterns holding you back.”With a little help, Hale realized she wasn’t the problem after all — far from it.“If you don’t feel supported or connected, keep looking, because you are simply in the wrong place or with the wrong people,” she insisted.

“One of my favorite messages in the book is that it is OK to love imperfect people imperfectly.”The “Puppy Love” vet has been sober for three years and finds that along with looking for her tribe, Day’s latest publication has helped her reshape her healing journey.“True sobriety and recovery, to me, has been acknowledgement of self and putting in the work,” Hale explained.“This road of healing has been a choice and one that I make every day.

 A lot of what I have done in recovery is about doing the inner work and taking responsibility for my life but also connecting to something more than myself for support.It has, in many ways, been a traditional recovery.”“‘The Prism’ turns that on its head,” the star confessed about how her road to recovery has shifted.

“Although it tells you where you may want to restructure yourself internally, it also focuses on engaging with the world in small ways that attract the people a...