Overview
- Speaking on Jan. 14 on Tay Lautner’s The Squeeze, Cyrus said back-to-back losses left her unable to function for about a year.
- She described heavy marijuana use during that period as self-medication that numbed pain, and said quitting initially intensified her anxiety.
- Cyrus said her mother, Loretta “Mammie” Finley, died in 2020, and that her marriage began to unravel soon after.
- Court records show she filed for divorce from Billy Ray Cyrus in April 2022 and stated they had lived apart since February 2020.
- She credits therapy and a recommendation to read The Body Keeps the Score from daughter Miley, and says her 2023 marriage to Dominic Purcell provided stability as she seeks to engage with mental-health organizations.