Drew Barrymore Reveals Her Therapist Quit On Her Over Concerns She Was Drinking Too Much Post Divorce!
07.03.2023 - 22:03
/ perezhilton.com
Drew Barrymore is getting candid about how difficult things really got after her split from ex-husband Will Kopelman.
As Perezcious readers likely know, the talk show host and actor split in 2016 after four years of marriage, during which time they welcomed their daughters Olive, 10, and Frankie, 8. After failing to give her kids the family life she’d always dreamed of, Drew turned to the bottle — and the situation got so serious, her friends and therapist were very concerned!
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While speaking to the Los Angeles Times on Sunday, the 50 First Dates actress revealed her therapist Barry Michels, whom she turned to for help amid her split, actually had to quit on her because she was relying on alcohol way too much. She shared:
Whoa! Such a mature reaction to getting dumped by your therapist!!
Sadly, the 48-year-old began to spiral even more, creating a situation that was “difficult to watch” for some of her friends, according to Cameron Diaz, who noted:
Chris Miller, her friend for 24 years, also told the outlet:
And while the E.T. alum eventually did save herself, it took her three whole years to crawl out of the dark place she found herself in! In fact, she owes her recovery to The Drew Barrymore Show! According to the TV personality, it wasn’t until she filmed the pilot in 2019 that she realized she needed — and wanted — to make a change in her life. She explained:
Wow! You just never know what things might come into your life and change it forever. Thankfully, in this case, the show gave her the push she needed to make positive steps forward in her life, both professionally and for her mental health. Two years after her therapist called things