In a new interview with USA Today, Pink revealed that she had a miscarriage at 17, which inspired some of the lyrics behind her new album, Hurts 2B Human.
When asked about her song “Happy” and its lyrics – which include “Since I was 17, I’ve always hated my body / and it feels like my body’s hated me” – she said that they referenced a miscarriage she experienced at that age and the effect it had on the way she felt about her body.
“The reason I said [that] is because I’ve always had this very tomboy, very strong gymnast body, but actually at 17 I had a miscarriage,” she told USA Today. “And I was going to have that child.”
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Pink added that she has had “several miscarriages since” and felt that it was “important to talk about what you’re ashamed of.”
“When that happens to a woman or a young girl, you feel like your body hates you and like your body is broken, and it’s not doing what it’s supposed to do,” she said.
Pregnancy loss – including miscarriages, ectopic pregnancies and polar pregnancies — can be an extremely challenging experience, yet those who experience it often feel like they are alone.
Given that approximately 10-15 per cent of pregnancies end in miscarriage, it is highly probable that you know someone who has been through it, but that might not have made it any easier to know what to say or do.
For Pink, it wasn’t until five years later that she first went to therapy, at the encouragement of her best friend and former assistant, Laura Wilson. She told USA Today that she’s been with the same therapist ever since.
“I believe in self-confrontation and just getting things out,” she said. “What I love about therapy is that they’ll tell you what your blind spots are. Although that’s uncomfortable and painful, it gives you something to work with.”
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The singer now has two children with husband Carey Hart – Willow Sage, 7, and Jameson Moon, 2.
For more advice or information about miscarriage awareness, head here.
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