Hugh Jackman reveals undergoing therapy has helped him heal from being abandoned by his mum as a child

Hugh Jackman has revealed he’s undergoing therapy classes to assist him come to phrases with the trauma he skilled as a child.

The Aussie actor opened up about his therapeutic course of in a new interview with Who journal, telling the publication he not too long ago started remedy.

“I just started it recently. It’s helped me a lot,” he stated. “We all need a village.”

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“You need a friend you can unload everything – having someone really smart, who’s a little a bit removed from your world can be really helpful.”

In his classes, Jackman mentioned his longstanding ache from being abandoned by his mom, Grace, and sisters Zoe and Sonya, who left Australia for the UK when he was simply eight. Jackman remained in Sydney with his father, Christopher, and brothers Ian and Ralph. It wasn’t till he was about 12 years previous that he realised she was not coming residence.

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Hugh Jackman and his mum Grace. — Hugh Jackman and his mum Grace have since reconciled. (Instagram)

However, therapy has allowed Jackman to just accept the previous and make peace with family members.

“Understanding my past and how it’s informing my thinking unconsciously – getting to really understand some of the patterns that I was unconsciously just repeating,” he stated.

“And, most importantly, helping me to be more relational with the people I love in my life, and really understanding and living in their shoes and being clear to be able to see them.”

The Wolverine star has spoken about his childhood heartbreak beforehand to CBS’s 60 Minutes, on which he recalled the final time he noticed his mom earlier than she fled the household residence.

“I can remember the morning she left, it’s weird the things you pick up,” Jackman stated within the 2012 interview. “I remember her being in a towel around her head and saying goodbye, must have been the way she said goodbye. As I went off to school, when I came back, there was no one there in the house.”

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“The next day there was a telegram from England, Mum was there. And then that was it,” he added. “Dad used to pray every night that Mum would come back.”

However, Jackman has been lucky sufficient to reconnect with his mom over time, beforehand telling The Sun: “As I grew older I gained an understanding of why Mum did leave … and we have definitely made our peace, which is important. I was always quite connected with my mum. I have a good relationship with her.”

Sadly, Jackman’s father handed away in September final yr, on Father’s Day in Australia.

“In the early hours of Father’s Day (AU), my Dad peacefully passed away,” he shared on the time. “And whilst there is deep sadness, I am filled with such gratitude and love. My Dad was, in a word, extraordinary. He devoted his life to his family, his work and his faith. I pray he is now at peace with God.”

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