The Food internet star opened up about past trauma in a new interview.
“I was terrified.
I was physically afraid of my dad.
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“I was physically afraid of him.
And my mother just was unsupportive.”
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“You’re always afraid, even when it’s not happening,” she said.
“So, I basically spent my entire childhood in my bedroom with a door closed.
I think it was just protection.
It was just to keep myself safe.”
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“I think I overcame my childhood just by sheer determination,” Garten continued.
“I just wasn’t about to spend my life like that.
And then I met Jeffrey and he just showed me a totally different way to live.”
