{"id":3473,"date":"2025-10-19T18:21:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T18:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=3473"},"modified":"2025-10-19T18:21:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T18:21:28","slug":"angelina-jolie-says-she-had-to-relearn-how-to-breathe-after-split-it-took-me-six-years-to-find-myself-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=3473","title":{"rendered":"Angelina Jolie Says She \u2018Had to Relearn How to Breathe\u2019 After Split: \u201cIt Took Me Six Years to Find Myself Again\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

For Angelina Jolie, healing didn\u2019t happen in the headlines \u2014 it happened slowly, quietly, and deeply. In one of her most personal reflections to date, the Oscar-winning actress and humanitarian revealed the emotional journey she faced following her 2016 separation from Brad Pitt.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI had to relearn how to breathe,\u201d she said. \u201cIt took me six years to find myself again.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A Painful Reset<\/span><\/h3>\n

Known for her strength on screen in Maleficent<\/em> and her global advocacy for human rights, Jolie shared that the end of her marriage left her feeling unlike herself.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen you go through something that shakes the foundation of your life, you stop recognizing yourself,\u201d she explained. \u201cI didn\u2019t know where my strength had gone. I was just trying to get through each day \u2014 to be strong for my children, even when I felt weak inside.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The very public split \u2014 followed by years of legal battles \u2014 placed her under intense scrutiny. But beyond the spotlight, Jolie was quietly working to rebuild her identity.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy Kids Saved Me\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n

Jolie and Pitt share six children \u2014 Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox, and Vivienne<\/strong>. She credits them with keeping her anchored.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cMy kids saved me,\u201d she said. \u201cThey\u2019re my friends, my teachers, my biggest source of love. I think I survived because I had them to live for. They reminded me that even in pain, there\u2019s purpose.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Finding Strength in Art and Purpose<\/span><\/h3>\n

During her years of recovery, Jolie poured herself into meaningful work: directing First They Killed My Father<\/em>, continuing her missions as a UNHCR Special Envoy, and turning to creative expression.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cArt was how I healed,\u201d she shared. \u201cWhen I was directing, painting, or writing, I could finally breathe again.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Healing Is Not a Straight Line<\/span><\/h3>\n

Jolie was candid about the emotional ebb and flow of recovery.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cHealing isn\u2019t linear,\u201d she said. \u201cYou can feel strong one day and shattered the next. What matters is that you keep breathing \u2014 even when it hurts \u2014 until one day, it doesn\u2019t hurt as much.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Reclaiming Herself<\/span><\/h3>\n

After six years of inner work and reflection, Jolie says she has finally reached a place of calm and self-understanding.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI know who I am again,\u201d she said. \u201cNot as someone\u2019s partner or someone\u2019s mother \u2014 but as myself. That took a long time. But it was worth every tear.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A Message of Hope<\/span><\/h3>\n

To anyone navigating loss or change, Jolie offered a message of quiet encouragement:<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cYou will find yourself again. Maybe not the same version, but a wiser one \u2014 one who knows how to breathe through the storm.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

For Angelina Jolie, that storm lasted years. But today, her words serve as a reminder: starting over doesn\u2019t begin with a grand moment \u2014 it begins with a breath.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For Angelina Jolie, healing didn\u2019t happen in the headlines \u2014 it happened slowly, quietly, and deeply. In one of her most personal reflections to date, the Oscar-winning actress and humanitarian revealed the emotional journey she faced following her 2016 separation from Brad Pitt. \u201cI had to relearn how to breathe,\u201d she said. \u201cIt took me…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3473"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3473\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}