Jennifer Aniston is speaking out about her struggles with infertility, and her relief that part of her journey is over. She recently opened up to People Magazine, sharing that she has “zero regrets” about the way her life turned out. She also expressed relief that she no longer has to stress over whether she will ever have children.

The 53-year-old actress and founder of Lolavie explained that her journey with infertility several years ago was an emotionally draining one. She admitted that those “years and years of speculation” about whether or not she was pregnant were “really hard” for the actress to go through. 

“Here I am today, the ship has sailed. I actually feel a little relief not because there is no more, ‘Can I? Maybe. Maybe.’ I don’t have to think about that anymore.” Jennifer expressed. 

Jennifer shared with People Magazine that she spent years going through in-vitro fertilization treatments, drinking Chinese teas, “You name it. I was throwing everything at it.” She adds that she would have given anything if someone had told her to freeze her eggs. “You just don’t think about it,” she explained.

Jennifer also has no regrets about the phases of her life that some may see as mistakes. Speaking of her divorce from Brad Pitt and her 2-year marriage to Justin Theroux, she says that during “my late 30s and 40s, I’d gone through really hard (expletive), and if it wasn’t for going through that, I would’ve never become who I was meant to be."

She goes on to share that this is the reason that she has so much gratitude, even for the bad things.

“Otherwise, I would’ve been stuck being this person that was so fearful, so nervous, so unsure of who they were.” 

Jennifer adds that now, she just doesn’t care, and explains, “I feel the best in who I am today, better than I ever did in my 20s, 30s, or even my mid-40s.” 

As for women who are childless, by choice or because of infertility, perhaps the actress says it best, “Here's where I come out on this topic: We are complete with or without a mate, with or without a child. We get to decide for ourselves what is beautiful when it comes to our bodies. That decision is ours and ours alone," she said. 

Jennifer went on to exclaim, “Let's make that decision for ourselves and for the young women in this world who look to us as examples. Let's make that decision consciously, outside of the tabloid noise. We don't need to be married or mothers to be complete. We get to determine our own 'happily ever after' for ourselves.”

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