She says her split from Will Kopelman in 2016 led her down a 'cripplingly difficult' path to a new chapter.
— Olive, 10, and Frankie, 8 — with helping her recover from divorce, quit drinking, and find that peace.in 2016 made her feel like she failed her children, whom she vowed would always have a strong a family unit. The girls were just 2 and 3 years old when the couple decided to split after four years together, and Barrymore told"I know what that feels like," Barrymore said of.
Barrymore and Kopelman had an amicable divorce and laid down the terms: "'This is a family, so nobody's going anywhere.' I was determined to make it work because we all loved each other so much." She added, "There was no scandal. Nothing went wrong, which is cleaner, but makes it harder and more confusing because there isn'tDrew Barrymore and Will Kopelman are seen here on December 10, 2015 in New York CityBarrymore said the years following the split were “cripplingly difficult” and that she began to rely on alcohol to “numb the pain.”
"The drinking thing for me was a constant, like, 'You cannot change. You are weak and incapable of doing what's best for you. You keep thinking you will master this thing, and it's getting the better of you,’” Barrymore explained, noting that she battled addiction as a young woman and knew the warning signs.
"After the life I planned for my kids didn't work out — I almost think that was harder than the stuff [I went through] as a kid. It felt a lot more real because it wasn't just me. It was about these kids that I cared so much about. And then I probably cared so much that I was only giving to them and not taking care of myself. It was a messy, painful, excruciating walk through the fire and come back to life kind of trajectory.
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