Blake LivelyShe stands taller when her girls are by her side.

The A Simple Favor The actress said ForbesShe found that children made her more confident in both her personal and professional life. Blake—who shares James, 7, Inez5. BettyWith Ryan Reynolds—explained that her daughter have made her time “more precious.” 

Her words were: “Having children has made me feel much better in my skin.” “I never felt more myself or at ease in my own body or more confident—not to say that there aren’t a bevy of insecurities coming at me a million times a day, but I just feel incredibly settled.”

Blake said, “I think growing up and having children made me feel that I want to only do things where there are meaningful collaborations, authorship, and authorship.”

She stated that she is more passionate about collaboration and “never been happier” professionally.