'It's taken quite a bit, but what I've learned since is that my form of 'optimism' means having the grace to navigate both internal and external obstacles.'
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"It was the last day on my first job as a new mother. I was still in the throes of postpartum depression, and I was in a car, alone, heading straight into the exquisite sunset we'd anxiously awaited all day," she said."It was an existential moment, and since no one could hear me, I asked the question aloud: What is the purpose of ALL OF THIS?! Those words are the response I received: to move with grace, and that struggle will guide you toward the sunset.
Bryce Dallas Howard attends the Los Angeles Premiere of Universal Pictures "Jurassic World Dominion," June 6, 2022, in Hollywood, Calif. Howard went on to say that battling depression"has been the biggest part of my identity." While the actress can be described by others as"energetic, enthusiastic, passionate," she has also struggled with negative thoughts. But she has learned that those feelings and emotions are"integral to the human experience."
"It's taken quite a bit, but what I've learned since is that my form of 'optimism' means having the grace to navigate both internal and external obstacles," Howard wrote."Those challenges ARE the journey, the purpose, not an annoyance we can gaslight with militant optimism and denial."