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Brooke Shields & Rowan Take A Stroll Through Soho
Brooke Shields was spotted in out Soho today (November 18) picking up her daughter Rowan Frances, 6, and a friend from school.
The 44-year-old recently opened up about her battle with postpartum depression saying that in her darkest moments she felt that she “should not exist” and that her “baby would be better off without [her]”.
Eventually she was diagnosed with a chemical imbalance: “I learned what was going on inside my body and what was going on inside my brain. I learned I wasn’t doing anything wrong to feel that way. That it was actually out of my control.”
“If I had been diagnosed with any other disease, I would have run to get help,” she added. “I would have worn it like a bagde… I didn’t’ at first – but finally I did fight. I survived.”
Brooke and husband Chris Henchy, who have been married since April 2001, are also parents to 3-year-old Grier.
Brooke Shields Speaks Out On Post-Partum Depression
Brooke Shields was photographed at the Hope for Depression Research Foundation annual seminar and luncheon in New York City on Monday (November 16). The 44-year-old mother of two girls - Rowan, 6, and Grier, 3 - was awarded the inaugural 'Hope' award for depression advocacy from the foundation.
During the seminar, Brooke expressed the true depths of her suffering with post-partum depression. "We think and we feel that we should just be able to handle it on our own." People reports that Brooke went on to say, "I've always been strong enough to get through every single difficult situation in my life. I grew up in an addictive household. My mother [Teri] had acute alcoholism. It's in my blood. I was never going to be the one to succumb to it."
Brooke, who suffered a miscarriage and seven in-vitro fertilization attempts, gave birth to daughter Rowan in 2003 with her husband, TV writer Chris Henchy.
I finally had a healthy beautiful baby girl and I couldn't look at her," she said of the depression she felt after having her first child. "I couldn't hold her and I couldn't sing to her and I couldn't smile at her ... All I wanted to do was disappear and die."
Click below to continue reading Brooke's brave journey through PPD...
Brooke Shields & Daughters Get Dressed Up
It's Halloween in the West Village! Brooke Shields took her two gorgeous girls - Rowan Frances, 6, and Grier Hammond, 3 - trick-or-treating in New York City on Saturday (October 31). The 44-year-old mom looked like she was having just as much fun as the girls!
The girls' dad is Brooke's hubby of eight years, television writer Chris Henchy.
Brooke Shields & Her Soho Sweetie
Actress Brooke Shields and her 6-year-old daughter Rowan Frances were seen out and about in Soho, NY this afternoon (September 28). The gorgeous mother-daughter duo seemed to be in a hurry as they ran across the street.
Brooke and her husband Chris Henchy are also parents to their 3-year-old daughter Grier Hammond.
Train Time For Brooke Shields And Daughters
Brooke Shields and her two little ladies, Rowan Frances, 6, and Grier Hammond, 3, were seen out and about in Boston today (August 1). Brooke and her daughters were on their way out of Boston on the train when they were spotted saying goodbye to an older woman, possibly a grandmother.
Rowan and Greir’s father is Brooke’s second husband, television writer Chris Henchy. The couple have been married since April 2001.
Grier Henchy Gets A Lift
Despite her sadness after losing longtime friend Michael Jackson only weeks ago, Brooke Shields enjoyed the simple pleasures of life, taking to the farmer's market with her husband Chris Henchy and their two daughters, Rowan Frances, 6, and Grier Hammond, 3, in LA on Sunday (July 12). Shields looked happy sipping coffee and spending time with her family before heading home for the day.
The 44-year-old mother of two spoke at the memorial service for Michael Jackson on July 7th at the Staples Center in LA before a television audience of over a billion people. Shields, who was 13 when she became close friends with Jackson, said they bonded "because we both understood what it was like to be in the spotlight from a very, very young age." Shields went on to say, "What we did do was laugh. It was always a competition to see who could make the other one laugh more or be sillier."
Brooke Shields Talks Fashion & Family
Actress & author Brooke Shields can now add fashion designer to her resume. The model mom, along with Gwyneth Paltrow, Debra Messing and others, lent her fashion flair to A Colorful Cause, a special collection for Lilly Pullitzer that will benefit the Epidermolysis Research Foundation. Brooke, who is mom to girls Rowan, 6, and Grier, 3, talks to OK! magazine about the new fashion venture and about her kids' budding sense of style.
On her involvement with Lilly Pulitzer & A Colorful Cause: "I grew up wearing Lilly in Southampton and Long Island with my dad's family. It was a staple. I also know a mom who has a little boy who has EB [Epidermolysis Bullosa], so it then sort of made sense."
On her little fashionistas: "I had them until about two. Then I lost all control. Rowan is a complete tom boy and Grier would wear a floor-length princess dress everyday if she could. And it's non-negotiable. She needs to be in full regalia....I don't fight it. I'm saving it for the other things I need to fight them on."
Brooke Shields Talks Kids, Sex - And Tom Cruise
Model, actress, author and mom Brooke Shields is pretty in pink on the cover of the new issue of Health magazine. In the interview Brooke, who has girls Rowan, 6, and Grier, 3, with her husband of 8 years Chris Henchy, chats about everything from raising daughters to losing her virginity. The 43-year-old Lipstick Jungle star also dishes on the day that Tom Cruise apologized for his infamous comments on her experience with post-partum depression.
On raising two daughters: “Their vulnerability is the best and worst thing. The baby will hold my face and say, ‘I just love you so much, Mommy.’ And it’s like, Oh, ohhh, I don’t know if I can live up to this! And, yet, it’s the best. They’ll make you crazy, but they’ll also make you so happy that you’re crazy.”
On her biggest health regret: “Not learning to love the way I looked earlier. And I think I would have had sex a lot earlier! [Laughs.] I think I would have lost my virginity earlier than I did at 22. I had the public and all this pressure, and I wish I had just gotten it over with in the beginning when it was sort of OK. I think I would have been much more in touch with myself. I think I wouldn’t have had issues with weight—I carried this protective 20 pounds [in college]. It was all connected. And to me, that’s a health regret.”
Brooke Shields & Family Do Breakfast In Venice
Brooke Shields, mother Teri Shields, hubby Chris Henchy and their two daughters, Rowan Frances, 6, and Grier Hammond, 3, were seen heading to breakfast in Venice, CA on Sunday.
Brooke recently spoke out against the National Enquirer, who checked out her 75-year-old mother who is living with dementia, from her New Jersey nursing home by a journalist seeking a "tabloid story:" "My mother Teri Shields has been diagnosed with dementia. For her safety, she has temporarily been in a senior living facility, a very difficult decision for me. Late Thursday afternoon [May 14], I was alerted by Old Tappan Police that my mother had been signed out of the facility by two reporters of the National Enquirer … who falsely claimed they were friends of hers. They then drove my 75-year-old mother around looking for a tabloid story. As anyone knows who has a parent who suffers from dementia or Alzheimer's, it is one of the most difficult experiences you can go through as a son or daughter. The idea that the National Enquirer took advantage of her state is reprehensible and disgusting." In a statement to PEOPLE, the 43-year-old Lipstick Jungle star stated, "I intend to take every lawful action against all who were involved or who authorized this despicable act."
The Shields’ Celebrate Mother’s Day
Three generations of Shields women celebrate Mother’s Day! Brooke Shields was seen spending Sunday with her 3-year-old daughter, Grier Hammond Henchy, and her mother Teri Shields in New York City. Big sister Rowan Frances, who turns 6 on Friday, was not spotted with the trio.
The girls’ father is Brooke’s hubby of eight years, television writer Chris Henchy.
Brooke, 43, recently played Mama Bear in Unstable Fables: The Goldilocks and 3 Bears Show and Susan Stewart in Hannah Montana: The Movie.
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