Valerie Bertinelli is grateful her marriage to Tom Vitale is prior to now.
The previous Meals Community star, 64, marked two years since finalizing her divorce from her ex-husband on Instagram Friday.
Bertinelli posted a quote that learn, “I didn’t know how I was going to get through it, but I knew that somehow I would.”
“And I did!” she started her caption. “Today marks two years of freedom. Two years of walking through self doubt and doing my best to get to the other side. Two years of knowing that I didn’t deserve to tolerate the intolerable.”
“Two years of working through shame and self loathing. (Still working on that part🥴long tail that😅) Two years of working to find my true self,” she added.
Bertinelli additionally talked about her current ex, Mike Goodnough, for serving to her with “feeling love again.”
“Two years of confronting past demons and traumas and doing my best to work through them,” she continued. “I want to be the best, most authentic version of myself heading into this last chapter of my life. I am learning that until I love myself and accept myself, all of me, my dark and light sides, I can never give someone else the love and emotional vulnerability that they need and deserve.”
“You must give it to yourself first so that you can share it,” Bertinelli mentioned. “Whoo boy. I’m workin on it 🥹.”
The “One Day at a Time” actress famous that she’s “grateful” for her household, pals and followers who’ve supported her as she was going by way of laborious occasions.
“Most importantly, I want you to know that if you’re struggling right now, I’ve been there and some days I can still be there but I want you to know it does get better,” Bertinelli shared. “I promise you. It gets better. Some days will still be hard and challenging, but on other days, the light will shine brighter and you will feel it. I love you.”
Bertinelli bought married to Vitale, a monetary planner, in 2011 after seven years of relationship.
In November 2021, Bertinelli filed for authorized separation from Vitale. They finalized their divorce on November 22, 2022.
Bertinelli advised Individuals earlier this 12 months that she and Vitale “became very unkind to one another” on the finish of their marriage.
“That was just the breaking point for me, where I finally decided I’ve had enough. I was continuing to tolerate intolerable things, starting with my own words in my own head,” she mentioned within the interview.
After divorcing Vitale, Bertinelli had a long-distance relationship with Goodnough that lasted ten months. Their breakup was confirmed earlier this month.
Bertinelli beforehand mentioned her relationship with Goodnough was “challenging” as a result of they lived throughout the nation from one another.
The TV persona was beforehand married to Eddie Van Halen. She welcomed a son, Wolfgang, with the late musician.
