Reese Witherspoon 'found' her voice as a single mom: 'Nobody comes to help'

Reese Witherspoon looked within to find strength during a particularly difficult time in her life.

Witherspoon, 48, joined Laura Dern and Octavia Spencer during a panel discussion for her production company Hello Sunshine's annual Shine Away event, where she recalled having to “make decisions” both in business and at home.

When asked if there was a specific moment in life when she “found” her voice, Witherspoon admitted that “so many moments” came to mind and that she was inspired by her “Hello Sunshine.” banner inspired.

One reason she loves the organization is that “we look for stories that have saved women,” Witherspoon said, adding, “because every woman in this room has saved themselves,” whether from a “financial situation , an educational situation, a bad relationship”. “You had to save yourself,” says People magazine.

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Reese Witherspoon knew that “no one would come to help her as a single mother.” (Getty Images)

“There comes a moment in our lives when you realize: no, wait, no one is coming to help, no one is coming to make this decision.”

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Witherspoon added: “For me, I have to make that decision. I had many of them. As a single mother when I was in my late twenties, I had to make many decisions for my two children and many more, including financial decisions.”

“There comes a moment in our lives when you realize: no, wait, no one is coming to help, no one is coming to make this decision.”

—Reese Witherspoon

The Legally Blonde actress was 23 when she welcomed her first child, daughter Ava, with her ex-husband Ryan Phillippe. The former couple married months before Ava's birth in 1999.

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Their second son, Deacon, was born in 2003. Three years later, Ryan and Reese announced their separation and she filed for divorce in November 2006. Their marriage ended the following year and their final divorce was finalized in June 2008.

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She married CAA talent agent Jim Toth in 2011 and had a son named Tennesse James in September 2012. In March 2023, Witherspoon and Toth announced their intention to divorce after eleven years of marriage.

Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon married in 1999 and have two children together. (RJ Capak/WireImage)

Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth announced they were divorcing just days before their 12th wedding anniversary. (Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Moet & Chando)

“It was with great care and consideration that we made the difficult decision to divorce,” they said at the time. “We have spent so many wonderful years together and move forward with deep love, kindness and mutual respect for everything we have created together.”

When it came to business, Witherspoon recalled thinking she was “doing something wrong” when, even after winning awards for “Big Little Lies,” she couldn't pay her production company's bills.

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“I had four employees and couldn’t keep the lights on. I remember the accountant called me and said, “You didn't make enough money making these three things to keep four employees,” she said. “And I thought, 'I'm doing something wrong.'”

Reese Witherspoon shares two children with ex Ryan Phillippe and has a son with ex-husband Jim Toth. (Instagram)

She added: “The other thing was that I think it was an important moment for me to realize that there were things that I didn't know and I had to ask for help and then a friend helped me with that Helped create a business plan.” . It's also good to know what you're not good at, and I know what I'm really good at, but it's also important to say, 'I'm not good at something.'”

According to rumors, the Oscar winner is in a relationship with the financier Oliver Haarmann. The pair have been spotted together several times, with sources confirming to People that they date “occasionally.”

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“She enjoys it but doesn’t want it to be the center of attention. She is busy with work and her son,” the source noted. “Those are their biggest priorities.”