(Photo by Astrid Stawiarz\/Getty Images for The American Heart Association)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGarth recalls one painful incident in which her daughter Luca, now 28, caught her engaging in self-harm.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was in my room smashing framed pictures of me and Dave, overcome by the pain,\u201d Garth writes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was taking the broken glass from the picture frames and I was trying to cut myself with the jagged pieces. I was certainly not in my right mind,\u201d she continues, adding:<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was almost an unconscious act, a form of punishment.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the book, Garth explains that her third marriage began to fall apart after she suffered four miscarriages and underwent grueling IVF treatment.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cDave said he just had to get out of there, and so he did,\u201d she writes.<\/p>\n
She credits Luca with rescuing her on the night in question.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe took the glass from me, and cleaned up, while I buried myself in my bed, covering up with blankets of shame. The next morning, I woke up and my self-hatred was at an all-time high,\u201d Garth writes, adding:<\/p>\n
\u201cI was being so selfish and self-indulgent, and now I was terrified that I had caused irreparable damage to my relationship with my daughter.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was hurting my daughter by letting her see me like that. This was one of those regrets in life that stay with you forever. Luca said, \u2018You can\u2019t go on like this Mom. We need you.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Garth reveals in her book that, depite their reconciliation, Dave kept the manila envelope containing their divorce papers in his truck \u201cfor quite a few years\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it represented something profoundly freeing to him: He has a choice. To be together or to split. He can sign those papers anytime he wants. We all have free will,\u201d she writes.<\/p>\n![\"Jennie](\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-14-at-11.18.39-AM-1024x666.png\")
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