Tamar Braxton knows she has so much to be grateful for!
Between a successful talk show, beautiful marriage to Vince Herbert and a growing baby boy, the singer appears to have it all at 37 years old.
But on Tuesday's episode of The Real, Braxton and her co-hosts were asked what advice they would give to their younger selves. Let's just say her younger years got real deep real quick.
"God really saved me from myself. I was with the wrong person and when I was with the wrong person, it made me feel bad about who I was and that's why I said I would date so many people at this moment," Braxton began to share with the audience while recalling a previous relationship. "He made me feel so bad about having dreams, having goals and my dreams and goals were not the same as his."
She continued, "Because of that, he used to beat me down—mentally and physically—but you know it was just a really hard time for me."
With such a strong, supportive family, fans may be wondering why Braxton didn't try to leave sooner. As it turns out, the talented model said she simply didn't know what to do.
"The only reason why he got away with it then was because I didn't know who I was," she explained. "I could not make the right decisions for myself because I didn't know where to go."
After sharing her brave story, Braxton simply urged younger viewers to "get to know you."
"When I was in my twenties, I was afraid to express myself and be myself because I was worried about what everybody was going to say about this or that," she shared. "That's the time when you're supposed to get to know yourself and how do you get to know yourself if you don't date and find out what you like and what you don't like."
For more information on domestic abuse or to get help for yourself or someone you love, visit the website for The National Domestic Violence Hotline or call 1-800-799-7233