John Travolta: We're Working As A Family To Heal

John Travolta and Kelly Preston have broken their silence since the death of 16-year-old son Jett earlier this year, USA Today reports.

In his first interview addressing Jett's death, Travolta says that he and Kelly, along with their 9-year-old daughter, Ella Bleu, are far from being healed. But almost daily religious counseling sessions seems to be helping. "We've been working very hard every day as a family to heal. We have our own way of doing it, and it has been helping."

Travolta says he has been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support from friends, fans and Hollywood colleagues. "You need your friends a lot in times like that," the 55-year-old Pulp Fiction star says.

Travolta is opening up now in order to focus on Ella Bleu's feature-film debut in Old Dogs - which Kelly and John also star - hitting theaters November 25.

We decided it was OK to come out and promote, to introduce her to the world and to give her a beautiful future in film," Travolta says. Preston adds the "outpouring of love from, really, worldwide has been extraordinary. It's been our friends, our family, our church. We partake in spiritual counseling pretty much daily. It's a tricky thing," she says. "Sometimes, something that's right for the moment is not right the next day. Being with people who are important to you, being with people that you love, I think that's what has primarily helped us the most. Sometimes, being alone, too."