Ryan Reynolds has revealed how his mental health has given him a new perspective on fatherhood.
The 47-year-old actor recently opened up about his anxiety issues in a wide-ranging cover story with Hugh Jackman for People. He Glutton The star applauded Reynolds for being so candid about his past experiences with anxiety and asked him if he thinks being a father has made his anxiety “better or worse.”
“I think it makes it better because you focus less on yourself and more on your kids. “I know you know it too,” Reynolds told Jackman.
He Green Lantern Star went on to explain how her own struggles with anxiety have allowed her to recognize when her children are experiencing similar feelings of stress or self-doubt.
“Now I love having anxiety, I love having had anxiety,” she continued. “Because when I see my kids experiencing some of that, which is probably genetic, I know how to approach it in a compassionate way that really allows them to feel seen. I know I can't just fix it. And I can communicate all that to them and with them. “I am always grateful for that.”
Not only has Reynolds been able to fit her struggles with anxiety into her family life, but she has also been able to positively channel some of her anxiety when it comes to her work.
“My work benefits greatly,” he said. “People who have anxiety constantly think about the future. You're constantly: 'What if this happens? What if that happens?' You are always telling yourself stories.
“So when we're shooting Deadpool and WolverineNot only am I shooting the movie, I'm also sitting in the audience like a cautious critic saying, “I don't like that.” I do not believe that.' So anxiety creates that ecosystem of awareness that you wouldn't otherwise have. [have].”
This is not the first time free boy The star has shared details about her anxiety problems. More recently, he admitted that his mental health can “get out of control” at times and that it is “not always good” to maintain a healthy balance.
“I certainly have my own little rituals and those kinds of things that help keep me grounded and keep my mind from spiraling out of control,” he said. Page six Last October. “Sometimes I'm very good at it, sometimes I'm not.”
When he notices those “out of control” moments, Reynolds said he meditates to “take the time” to regroup. He also shared how he has realized traits of his own lifestyle that he wants to work on amidst his mental health issues.
“I tend to overbook when I'm in that spiral,” he said. “I'm aware of those things and I deal with them the best I can.”
Reynolds shares four children with his wife and fellow actor, Blake Lively. The couple, married since 2012, are parents to three daughters: James, nine, Inés, seven, and Betty, four. The couple welcomed their fourth child in early 2023, although they have not publicly revealed the baby's name or gender.
While Reynolds and Lively have kept their youngest son's name close to the vest, the Wrexham AFC co-owner recently joked that it's up to pop star Taylor Swift to choose their baby's nickname. The 14-time Grammy winner used her daughters' names as characters on her 2020 album. Folklore, specifically in the song titled “Betty”. On Swift's 2017 album ReputationA little girl, who was credited as James Reynolds in the album's liner notes, is also heard screaming the word “beautiful” at the beginning of Swift's song, “Gorgeous.”
During an appearance at Today Earlier this month, co-host Savannah Guthrie asked Reynolds if her baby's name is hidden on Swift's latest album. The Department of Tortured Poets. “We always wait for Taylor to tell us what the kid's name is,” she joked in response. “And we will say this: We are still waiting.”
“She is a prolific writer. So what are we doing here? And 'lazy' is not a word I would assign to Taylor,” Reynolds added.
