Actress Halle Bailey Says You Can Chase Your Dreams and Still be a Mom

Halle Bailey, the lead actress in Disney’s live-action The Little Mermaid, is opening up about how becoming a mom changed her life, and her answer is refreshing.

The 26-year-old actress and singer says welcoming her son Halo has made her life better in more ways than one.

During a recent appearance on Live with Kelly and Mark, Bailey shared how motherhood has affected her personally and creatively.

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“It changes you so much because I feel like I feel things so much deeper now,” Bailey said. “It’s a great recipe for creating and writing because you have so much more to talk about and a deeper sense of emotions.” She added, “I’ve never felt any love like this. It’s crazy.”

That’s not exactly the message our culture likes to push.

Women are constantly told that having children will slow them down, derail their dreams, or make it impossible to have a successful career. But Halle says the opposite happened.

Motherhood didn’t take away from her life. It added to it.

Bailey talked more about her son while attending the Peabody Awards in May. She called 2-year-old Halo her “biggest blessing” and shared what kind of person she hopes he grows up to be.

“I guess I’m just trying to raise someone who’s loving, who’s kind, who is aware, who’s intuitive,” she said. “And he’s all of those things.”

“I’m just hoping I’m doing my best,” she added.

LifeNews Note: Ashlynn Lemos is the communications intern for Texas Right to Life.