Tia Mowry talks about what post-divorce motherhood looks like for her.
The mom of two — who shares son Cree, 13, and daughter Cairo, 6, with ex-husband Cory Hardrict — spoke with PEOPLE at the premiere of her new WE tv series Tia Mowry: My next act about one of the most poignant moments from the first episode.
While reflecting on the sweet mother-daughter moment, in which Cairo gives Mowry, 46, a “worry doll” to help her moms “worry go away,” the actress told PEOPLE, “The thing is, as a mother, you kind of try to figure out if you should let them see your emotions, your ups and downs.”
“And I decided to move from an authentic place,” she said at the Hollywood premiere on Friday, October 4. “And let me [Cairo] to see that there are days when mom is sad. And that’s okay.”
Tia Mowry (center) with children Cairo and Cree.
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The jerks the actress also echoed the idea she expressed in the episode, stating that it was like the 6-year-old “feeling my energy.”
“But I think what’s so beautiful about children is just because they’re young, it doesn’t necessarily mean they don’t have a voice,” she explained. “It doesn’t necessarily mean they don’t know what’s going on or they don’t know how to feel.”
Mowry also said she gave both Cair and Cree “that space to express themselves and just be authentic.”
“And it’s not about covering up, you know, things,” she added. “And I think when you move in authenticity, there’s healing, there’s growth — and I’ve allowed that for my kids.”
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Tia Mowry: My next act follows the titular actress as she “embarks on a fearless and fierce journey of self-discovery” following her divorce from Hardrict, 44, which was finalized in April 2023.
“My next act is all about growth,” she said at the series premiere. “All about continuing to inspire. All about being consistent with my thoughts and my behavior. All about me. He goes forward, he doesn’t look behind him anymore. Just full of self-love and compassion.”
The show’s official description reads: “Tia has always been part of a duo, first as a twin sister, then as a wife … now she’s alone for the first time in her life. The struggle is real as Tia starts dating again while juggling her acting career, jobs and motherhood. Tia navigates her new normal life, searches for love and finds her happiness along the way with her larger-than-life village of friends and family!”
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Tia Mowry (right) with children Cairo and Cree.
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Shortly after her split from Hardrict — which she first announced on social media in October 2022 — Mowry opened up to PEOPLE about life as a single parent.
“I feel like, especially as a mom who wears so many different hats, I’m always in survival mode,” she told PEOPLE in November 2022.
“I always make sure that everyone is well, that everyone is alive, that everyone is healthy, that everyone is full,” she added at the time. “And to make sure they’re all okay, they don’t have holes in their socks and so on.”
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As for her own well-being, she explained: “It’s about learning how to be aware and present with myself, and getting involved and making sure I’m taken care of. [Because] how can you care for other people if your glass is not full?”
Tia Mowry: My next act premiered on WE tv on October 4th.
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