Friday 20 May 2022 12:34 AM Bruce Willis' wife Emma Heming Willis reveals mental health struggle trends now
Emma Heming Willis admitted that she's been struggling with her mental health following her husband Bruce Willis' aphasia diagnosis.
In a new interview with The Bump published Thursday, the model, 43, revealed her recent difficulties, sharing, 'I put my family’s needs above my own, which I found does not make me any kind of hero.'
'That amount of care for everyone else within my household had taken a toll on my mental health and overall health, and it served no one in my family,' she stated.
Struggling: Emma Heming Willis admitted to The Bump that she's been struggling with her mental health following her husband Bruce Willis' aphasia diagnosis; pictured 2018 in Los Angeles
The beauty — who shares daughters Mabel, 10, and Evelyn, eight, with the 67-year-old Die Hard star — went on to say that she is now making more time to meet her own needs.
'Someone told me not long ago that when you over-care for someone, you end up under-caring for yourself. That stopped me in my tracks and really resonated with me,' she said.
'I don’t mother myself perfectly but I know that I have some basic baseline needs that are a must, like first and foremost, exercise,' she continued, adding, 'I think it’s important to find that one thing that makes you feel good and build from there.'
Tough: In a new interview, the model, 43, revealed her recent difficulties: 'I put my family’s needs above my own, which I found does not make me any kind of hero'
The revelations come about six weeks after Emma — who tied the knot with Bruce in 2009 — released a joint statement with his ex-wife, Demi Moore, 59, and the former couple’s daughters Rumer, 33, Scout, 30, and Tallulah, 28, announcing his diagnosis.
They said that the Hollywood icon 'has been experiencing some health issues
