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Millie Bobby Brown Credits Kyoto Meditation for Ending Three‑Month Anxiety Spell

She says a brief garden meditation with monks broke a panic cycle, gave her tools to manage anxiety and prompted plans to return with her family to protect their privacy.

Overview

  • Brown said on the July 13 episode of Jay Shetty’s On Purpose podcast that a roughly 20‑minute public chase left her traumatized and led to a roughly three‑month period of intense anxiety and panic.
  • During a trip to Kyoto for her husband’s birthday she meditated with monks in a temple garden for about five minutes and later described that moment as the turning point that broke her anxiety cycle.
  • She says the retreat taught practical techniques she now uses to manage panic and that she prioritized healing before starting a family.
  • Brown and her husband Jake Bongiovi adopted a baby girl in summer 2025 after a long, thorough process and have described the notification call as a surreal, deeply emotional moment.
  • Since becoming a mother she has embraced a gentle‑parenting approach, publicly defended herself against online mother‑shaming, and maintained a deliberate policy of protecting her daughter’s identity and privacy.