Alicia Keys Credits Children for Emotional Meltdowns, Then Blames Herself

KEY POINTS

•Alicia Keys spoke on 'The Drew Barrymore Show' in 2025 about how motherhood made her more introspective.
•She and husband Swizz Beatz have a blended family of five, including three from his previous relationships.
•Keys highlighted that children reveal their parents' emotional triggers, encouraging self-awareness and stepping back.
•In 2024, she told People she teaches her kids to trust their intuition to avoid repeating her own uncertainties.

On a recent episode of 'The Drew Barrymore Show,' 44-year-old Alicia Keys shared that being a mother of five (including three kids from husband Swizz Beatz's previous relationships) taught her to confront her own emotional baggage. Keys explained that while we’re all professional projectors of anxiety onto our offspring, recognizing when to 'take a breather' is key. Apparently, her kids are 'beautiful teachers' revealing her unresolved issues, which sounds like the worst kind of unpaid therapy session. Keys admits motherhood helped her 'come into herself'—after years of not understanding her own worth. Who knew blended families were emotional minefields wrapped in lullabies?