Eva Mendes Revealed She Reached Out To A Psychologist “With A Big SOS” After She Noticed Herself Repeating Some Of Her Mom’s Parenting Habits While Disciplining Her Kids

“My household when I was little was very chaotic, a lot of screaming, a lot of anxiety, a lot of turmoil, even though I had a loving family, and I still have a loving family,” she said.

“My mom had a very difficult childhood full of trauma,” she explained, noting that she sometimes feels “shame” and “guilt” when speaking negatively of her childhood because of what her mom went through.

“A lot of shame came up for me because I was like, ‘I have it so good. My mom, she fought to get here. I was the only one born in the States. How dare I even complain?'" she said.