Lily Allen Breaks Her Silence On £8k A Week Trauma Treatment

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In her first podcast episode back after her stint in the centre, she admitted she didn't want her children to 'have to prop her up' as she battled 'emotional turmoil' following her split.

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00:00People think that I hate my children. I really don't. I absolutely adore my

00:04children and I'm in a situation now where I really have to be my strongest

00:08self for them and I felt like it was getting harder and harder for me to be

00:11able to show up for them in the way that they need me to and yeah it was a really

00:15big decision to have to like leave them for a few weeks to go and focus on

00:19myself but ultimately it was for them you know yes it's for me but it's for

00:24them so that I can you know get us through this bit. I need some help to be

00:28able to do that. Also I think that there's a real difference with Ethel and

00:31Marnie's ages at the moment where like you might be shown that they're like

00:34your team right now. Yes and no. I mean you know I don't want them to ever feel

00:38like they have to prop me up like you know that none of this is their fault

00:42and you know and it's my job to support them and make them feel safe and secure

00:46and I just don't think I was able to do that because of the sort of emotional

00:50turmoil that I was in at the time but I do feel like I am now you know so I'm

00:56not saying I'm a hundred percent there and I'm not saying that I'm getting it a

00:59hundred percent right or ever will but I'm definitely in a stronger a stronger

01:03place.

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