Lily Allen spent a few weeks at a treatment centre to work on herself for her children
'Smile' hitmaker Lily Allen has opened up on her recent mental health break.
Lily Allen spent a few weeks at a treatment centre to work on herself for her children.
The 'Smile' hitmaker - who was reported to have split from her actor husband David Harbour - stepped back from her podcast for a mental health break, and now she has revealed more about her time away.
Returning to 'Miss Me?' this week, she said: "I went into a treatment centre for a few weeks, which was great.
"I did lots of group therapy and some like individual therapy. I needed some time and space away from everything.
"And I did a lot of shadow work - lots of work about my inner child stuff.
"It wasn't easy by any stretch. And it's a journey, it's a life long journey of healing. It's not a quick fix."
The 39-year-old pop star - who has started meditating "at least two or three times a day" - has daughters Ethel, 13, and Marnie, 11, with ex-husband Sam Cooper.
Lily revealed they have been her inspiration in becoming her "strongest self".
She explained: 'People think I hate my children. I really don't.
"I absolutely adore my children and I'm in a situation now where I really have to be my strongest self for them.
"I felt like it was getting harder and harder for me to be able to show up for them in the way that they need me to.
"It was a big decision to have to leave them for a few weeks to go and focus on myself but ultimately it was for them so that I can get us through this bit. I needed some help to be able to do that."
