Jeannie Mai reflects on what she learned about herself after her divorce from Jeezy.
The Attack on the cage co-host, 44, tells PEOPLE exclusively that she “learned to teach myself healthy love” after her husband filed for divorce last month.
She adds that she was focused on “listening to myself, feeling my feelings, allowing myself to be vulnerable because that’s my strength, that’s my superpower, and really understanding that as long as I’m growing, I’m on the right track.”
Jeannie Mai and Jeezy attend the 2019 Tyler Perry Studio Grand Opening.
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Jeezy filed for divorce from Jeannie Mai Jenkins after 2 years of marriage
The TV personality also shares the best advice she received after the split was to “focus on loving me.”
“If I love myself the right way and in a healthy way, I will not only know what healthy love looks like around me, but I will also know how to pour healthy love into the person who is most important in my life, which is [daughter] Monaco,” she explains.
Mai — who previously referred to Monaco, 22 months, as her North Star — says she used the reference because “everything I do today is a reflection of how I want to take care of her and protect her, so she’s definitely the person who leads light for me.”
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Jeannie Mai and her daughter Monaco.
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Jeannie Mai Jenkins Says Daughter Monaco Is Her ‘North Star’ Amidst Divorce: ‘I’m Grateful To Have Her’
Maia’s comments come after she shared her first Instagram post since splitting from her rapper husband, 46, after two-and-a-half years of marriage.
The post included the words, “Sometimes, you need to take a break and switch off to heal yourself,” written in a notebook in black ink. The message was signed with a heart, while Mai also captioned the post with a single black heart emoji.
Jeannie Mai Jenkins breaks her silence after filing for divorce from Jeezy: ‘I need to take a break and end the relationship to heal’
Jeezy filed for divorce from Mai on September 14 in Atlanta, Georgia. According to documents obtained by PEOPLE, the filing says the former couple is “currently living in a bona fide state of separation” and that their marriage is “irretrievably broken” with “no hope of reconciliation.”
The couple, who started dating quietly in 2018 before tying the knot in March 2021, had a prenuptial agreement and the “Put On” rapper wants to share joint legal custody of their daughter, according to the filing.
Jeezy broke his silence on the divorce in a statement earlier this week, saying, “The decision to end this chapter in my life was not made impulsively and comes with a heavy heart. Despite this, my love and respect for Jeannie remains and the time we spent together has a precious place in my heart.”
“Our beautiful daughter is the best gift of our relationship and I am committed to making sure she feels the love and stability she deserves,” he adds. “During this time, I kindly ask that you respect our family’s privacy while we focus on treatment.”
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Attack on the cage airs Friday at 9pm ET on CBS.
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