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“From the outside, I look like a very successful, well-put-together person.

Let’s shift that energy into something tangible.'”

Sutton Foster on the red carpet

Sutton has often shown fans her works of art on Instagram.

“Crafting can have such a positive impact on mental health.

I wanted [them] to know that [they’re] not alone.”

Sutton Foster doing crochet

“I had such a tricky relationship growing up with my own mom …

It was never clear cut for me,” she said.

Things got so bad the mother-son duo didn’t speak for 10 years.

Sutton Foster with a neutral expression

I lost my mom a year ago so that always teaches you something, when you lose somebody.

But I wish I had shared my life more with my mom," she said.

Call your parents."

Sutton Foster and her brother Hunter Foster

“Today at 4:40pm my mother Helen Jackson Foster passed away.

The then couple had two unsuccessful IVF attempts, which Foster toldPeoplein 2018 left her feeling distraught.

And then the minute you start to make a run at get pregnant, you’re like, ‘Oh.

Sutton Foster with her husband and daughter

It’s impossible.’

I was so frustrated because I feel like I’m such a doer.

When I set my mind to something, [I do it].

Sutton Foster with Christian Borle

I was like, ‘I’m going to make it happen.’

And it just wasn’t happening.

After leaving IVF in their past, Foster and Griffin turned to adoption.

They became parents to a daughter named Emily, who they welcomed into their family in 2017.

“I don’t want there to be any mystery or stigma or shame.

This is just her story.

And I think that’s a really positive thing,” Foster said to People.

Because how do you cope?

How do you deal?

I was acting out trying to overcome a difficult situation … For two years, it was crazy town.

I became a different person during that time.”

Foster also elaborated on the difficult split toCBS Newsthe following year.

And it was all my stuff everywhere.

“There was something about being with Ted that made me want kids.

He belonged in my family.

I didn’t really understand the concept of motherhood until he came around,” she said.