Jada Pinkett Smith is opening up about a common thread she's found in her relationships. In this exclusive clip from Wednesday's Red Table Talk, Pinkett Smith and her co-hosts, Willow Smith and Adrienne «Gammy» Banfield-Norris sit down with author Kelly McDaniel for a conversation on mother-daughter dynamics, where Pinkett Smith reveals that the «biggest wound» that comes out most in her personal relationships is a lack of protection.«My thing was, just, not having protection.
That's my biggest wound that comes out in all my relationships,» Pinkett Smith says. «And I've looked for [the] craziest kind of protection, and I don't have a really good sense of what's safe and what's not.»She adds, «I'm either extremely protective or extremely defensive.»It's something that Banfield-Norris believes started when her mother — a figure of safety and security for Pinkett Smith — died when actress was in middle school.«And I'll tell you why.
The environment. It was my addiction. She found her security through my mother,» Banfield-Norris explains. «But, when Mommy died, that's when my addiction really took off.»«She died when I was still in middle school, you know, 11, 12 years old,» Pinkett Smith notes.It was a pivotal moment for the whole family, and impacted Pinkett Smith's sense of security going forward.«That's a really important time to feel secure and safe,» Banfield-Norris maintains. «And that's when your womanhood starts,» Smith notes.«And that's when she lost her security,» Banfield-Norris adds.
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