Strictly Come Dancing who's always bursting with positivity and energy. But behind her joyful persona, Karen Hauer has been battling her own mental health issues since she was a teenager.
Her trauma stemmed from her dad walking out on the family when she was younger, but as therapy proved, she had other issues to uncover.READ: Scarlett Moffatt admits she wanted to 'disappear for a little while' after I'm a Celebrity winScarlett Moffatt guest edits our Mental Health Digital Issue"There were so many layers – from abandonment to insecurity to jealousy," Karen tells HELLO!
for our Mental Health Digital Issue, guest-edited by Scarlett Moffatt. "I'm a Latina who was raised in New York. I'm feisty, naturally.
And when you put a little bit of trauma with that, that's chaos. It causes havoc."In our exclusive chat, the Strictly pro goes as far as to admit she probably would have given up dancing because of her anger issues – "I had no internal peace," she says – while also revealing how therapy saved her life and her career.
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