Kristin Cavallari is opening up about one of the most difficult chapters of her life.
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During a recent episode of her "Let's Be Honest" podcast, the former reality TV star reflected on her divorce from former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler and the lessons she says came from the experience.
Cavallari admitted she spent much of her life trying to avoid difficult emotions, convincing herself she was always fine and rarely allowing herself to be vulnerable. That changed when her marriage ended.
Instead of running from the pain, she said she made a conscious decision to embrace it.
"I wanna feel the pain. I wanna sit in it," Cavallari recalled, explaining that she wanted to experience every emotion that came with the split rather than push it aside.
Looking back now, she believes those difficult moments helped shape who she is today.
"Thank God I did, because that was where the majority of my growth and life came from," she said on the podcast.
Cavallari and Cutler married in 2013 and share three children together. The couple announced their separation in 2020, citing the reality that they had simply grown apart. Their divorce was finalized in 2022.
While the split generated plenty of headlines, Cavallari's latest comments focused less on the breakup itself and more on what she learned from it.
She said that facing those struggles head-on ultimately allowed her to find something better on the other side.
