Angelina Jolie said motherhood helped her avoid entering a dark period after divorcing actor Brad Pitt. However, she also felt like she had not been able to live as herself for a decade.

Actress Angelina Jolie has just appeared in a fashion photo set and conducted an in-depth interview with Vogue magazine (USA). In this interview, Jolie said that motherhood helped her avoid entering a dark period of depression after divorcing actor Brad Pitt. Jolie affirmed that throughout her life, motherhood has helped her have a different perspective on life.

Jolie’s adoption of her son Maddox when she was 26 years old helped her escape a period of hustle, rebellion, and lack of responsibility towards herself. After becoming Maddox’s adoptive mother, Angelina Jolie changed her life to become more suitable for motherhood. Jolie began to look at life differently.

Later, when going through life’s events, being the mother of six children became a source of motivation for Jolie to continue trying to live well and do the best for her children.

“I have completely changed since I was 26 years old when I adopted my son Maddox. Having children has saved my life at many times. Being a mother has helped me see the world differently. “I could have lived in a very different way, maybe in a darker and more dangerous way, if I didn’t have my children by my side. They are the motivation for me to strive to live better.”

Jolie said that because she is a mother, she always wants to bring the best things to her children, at least a safe and stable living environment for them. Jolie revealed that her children are gradually becoming more mature.

Seeing her children live more and more responsibly towards themselves and their loved ones makes Jolie feel happy. However, as her children gradually grew up and led more independent lives, she also admitted that she felt a bit sad: “Currently, I feel like I haven’t lived as myself for a decade. past century”.
Currently, Jolie actively promotes the Atelier Jolie fashion company she owns (Photo: Page Six).

Jolie with her six children (Photo: Page Six).

Jolie believes that she is on a journey of transformation, perhaps she will become a different person in the near future. After experiencing upheavals in life, Jolie and her children had to find a way to heal themselves. Up to this point, she and her mother are still finding ways to be truly stable in life.

In the photo set with Vogue , Jolie appeared with an impressive fashion style. Currently, Jolie actively promotes the fashion company Atelier Jolie, which she owns. Jolie said that her inspiration for opening her own fashion company came from the experiences she had gone through in her life.

“After going through some problems that made me feel vulnerable, I dressed quite stiffly, as if to secretly say don’t mess with me, I’m wearing armor. But during the treatment process Psychological therapy, the expert told me I should try wearing softer clothes, with slightly flowy materials,” Jolie confided.

At first, when she heard this advice, Jolie felt foolish, but in fact at that time, she often dressed in a way that made her feel tougher. Only when she got over the crisis did she realize that maybe she wasn’t strong enough to be… soft.

Jolie realized that when we are the weakest and most miserable, that is when we appear to be the strongest and most resilient. With her fashion company, Jolie wants to help women both express their softness and feel safe expressing that softness.

Jolie admitted that up to now, she still doesn’t really understand herself. At 48 years old, she continues to try to understand herself better.