He makes me feel beautiful."īrenneman laughs again, something she does easily and often.The goal of this mod pack is to rework the Health system of the Sims 4.
And my husband takes a really dim view of men and women. "I have the greatest husband in the world. I took the heat off around it - and decided to do that in my own life."Īs a career actress now closer to 50 than 40 who didn't land in Hollywood until her mid-20s, Brenneman takes a remarkably measured approach to aging. So, you take a minute to decide.' And he did. What we're not going to do is make you go. I told Bodhi, ‘There are certain things we have to do. When it comes to the "tiger mom" approach of pushing and over-scheduling children, Brenneman says, "I'm just not into it. "I was talking with other moms," she says of his practices, "who were saying, 'It's important for him to follow through on a commitment.' And I'm thinking, ‘Gosh, he's 5.' So I told him: ‘I don't really care if you do T-ball. If her son isn't up for T-ball practice, for instance, Brenneman won't force him to go. She applies this newfound philosophy to parenting, too. I try to have compassion for myself." Brennerman: No Tiger Mom "I try to stay in touch with my intuition as to how my day should go…there are lots of things we don't have control over. Then, as I get closer to the day - and if it's not putting people out - if I don't feel like it, I won't go. I schedule things a week or two out front.
The unexpected bonus: "I don't drive myself so hard now," she explains, even if "I do drive people around me crazy at times. The result? I'm doing really, really well. Not good." She underwent two operations in 2010. "I'm normally 130 pounds, but I got down to 105. "I lost a scary amount of weight while I was doing everything I could to avoid getting the surgery," Brenneman says, referring to the course of treatment recommended by her doctors. Her health forced the Judging Amy and NYPD Blue alum to re-evaluate how thin she could be stretched - metaphorically and literally. For years, Brenneman suffered flare-ups of ulcerative colitis, a condition of the colon where inflammation and ulcers develop in the intestinal lining. Also, one of the great releases for me is to go running." Amy Brennerman's Ulcerative Colitisīeing pulled in so many directions - production schedules, kid commitments, red carpets - does take its toll. I wandered into this hardcore Pilates place, and she worked me out. I have an internal clock, and I know when to move my body. She avoids raw foods, seeds, and nuts, and tries to stay well-hydrated.īrenneman also makes exercise a priority but not an obsession. In an effort to better care for herself, Brenneman works with a nutritionist, Los Angeles-based Ashley Koff, RD, who made small but important changes to the star's diet. But unless you can hand off your precious children in a safe way, you can't find time or have a clear conscience." "I think that for working parents, a big dirty secret that no one wants to talk about is finding child care that you trust. "I'm lucky because I have help," Brenneman, 47, admits. And to stay sane - and physically sound - while doing it.
Juggling a hit TV show while raising two kids (daughter Charlotte is 10 and son Bodhi is 6) with husband of 16 years, film writer/director Brad Silberling, Brenneman struggles to fit everything into 24 hours a day. She’s finally learned "how to be nicer to myself" after a recent health scare forced her to put herself first more often. Actor Amy Brenneman of ABC’s Private Practice is in fine form these days.