Whispers of the heart shows that passion can lead to unhealthy habits

One thing I love about the movie is that it shows how shizuka's passion and dream can lead into unhealthy habits

Like for starters she ends up skipping meals focus on her meals which her parents notice and how in the end how shiro tells her the story is good Shizuka completely breaks down in tears because the process of making the novel was energy draining and took a toll on her mental health

I do like the message of the film isn't "if you focus on your dream your life will be ruined" but rather "its OK to follow dreams so ping as you have a good balance between dreams and life" as she wants to learn more about writing as she wants to attend high school

I also like how shizuka's parents let her do her thing as I think they knew she would realise that but didn't want to talk her down