Photo: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic
Zach Braffis getting candid about the impact of therapy on his life.
“I’ve been in therapy on and off my whole life,” Braff told the publication. “It’s definitely changed my life and helped me through some really tough times when I’ve had to deal with grief and rough patches.”
That included learning to cope with the death of his friend and Broadway starNick Cordero, who died at the age of 41 from COVID complications.
“That was very rough for me,” Braff said. “And I couldn’t have done it without friends and therapy and family and all the things [Shrinking] is about.”
“I think that’s one of the wonderful things about this show,” Braff added. “It’s sort of a PR campaign for the whole industry. It’s showing how it can help people’s lives.”
RELATED Video:Zach Braff Honors His Late Friend Nick Cordero with a Touching Tattoo Tribute
Braff isn’t the only celebrity who has spoken openly about how therapy has helped him. In an October 2022 episode of thePEOPLE Every Daypodcast,AndyGrammerreflected on discovering the importance of therapyafter dealing with the pandemic.
“I went down hard,” Grammer said. “It just got to a place where I had to make it a priority in my life to make sure that everything up inside my head was working out well and that I had some self-love and some self-knowledge, and therapy helped me a lot with that,” he continued.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
And last monthHugh Jackmansaid he was in therapy to process the unresolved childhood trauma of his mother leaving when he was 8 years old.
“I just started it recently. It helped me a lot. We all need a village,” he toldWhomagazine,Todayreports. “Having someone really smart, who’s a little bit removed from your world, can be really helpful.”
“Most importantly, it’s helping me to be more relational with the people I love in my life, and really understanding and living in their shoes and being clear to be able to see them,” Jackman said.
source: people.com
