Reese Witherspoon’s Daughter Ava Phillippe Details “Intense” Struggle With Anxiety

Ava Phillippe is telling no big little lies about her mental health.

The influencer—whose parents are Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe—got candid on her longtime struggle with anxiety during an Instagram Q&A on Sept. 30. 

"I've dealt with anxiety for as long as I can remember," the 24-year-old noted, "and it was especially intense for me as a kid & teenager." 

When asked how she deals with the condition, Ava acknowledged that "there is no one solution that works for everyone" but shared a few tricks she's learned that have helped her during stressful times. 

"Don't invalidate your feelings," she advised. "You have every right to feel however you do, even if it seems weird to others, & being hard on yourself won't help you feel better or find a solution."

Ava suggested taking deep breaths—"a few more than you think you need"—and checking in with your five senses. 

"Note 1-3 things you can smell, touch, hear, etc… in the moment," she wrote. "& remember: this feeling will pass, even if you have to ride it out for awhile."

And after finding ways to cope with anxiety, Ava continues to work on herself in other ways, confessing that her biggest "bad habit" is picking at her skin.

"It's just so tempting for some reason," she said, "but I think I've been better about not doing that as I've gotten older."

Besides opening up about mental health, Ava also shared how studying social welfare at UC Berkeley has shaped how she sees the world today.

"Loved this major and got to take so many fascinating classes on various social/political movements, systemic inequities, psychology, & the practice of social work," she explained. "Even though I didn't end up becoming a social worker, I still think what I learned in this major informs a lot of how I move through the world and my perspective on some major issues."

Scroll on to see more photos of Ava and her lookalike mom through the years.

While enjoying a family summer vacation, Reese Witherspoon and Ava Phillippe posed for a selfie and proved just how beautiful their bond is. 

The Big Little Lies star joked she "had to beg" Ava to rock matching Draper James holiday sweaters. 

Reese and her mini-me daughter served some fresh winter fashion in January of this year in puffer coats.

The two ski bunnies snapped this cute selfie together before hitting the slopes.

The two looked like mirror images of one another in black dresses and a red lip in a post on Reese's Instagram in December of last year.

"Lunch with my girl," Reese captioned this cute candid of the two enjoying delicious-looking salads.

Talk about seeing double! The duo hits the red carpet for season two of Reese's show, Big Little Lies, in May 2019.

The duo celebrates Reese's 43rd birthday! Ava takes to Instagram to send a sweet message to her momma, saying, "You are such a generous, conscientious, and passionately kind person, and I am so blessed to bear witness to your light and love each and every day!"

In October 2018, Reese and her daughter stepped out at a gala in sexy little black dresses and they were totally twinning.

Clearly, Phillippe inherited her mom's killer, blonde locks and power stance.

Witherspoon enlisted her daughter for Draper James' spring collection in 2018 and if her goal was to make us do a double take it definitely worked.

As the duo celebrated Christmas in 2017 they looked cheerful in red.

We know it's hard, but if you look closely these two look related. Oh wait, that's not right...they look like identical twins!

In October 2017, the pair posed for photos in similar, but different ensembles. Notice the wavy locks, peep-toed heels and signature natural makeup looks both ladies rocked.

If it weren't for the Oscar winner's red lipstick, it would be quite the challenge telling these two apart.

It's clear Phillippe inherited her mama's signature grin. 

Another day, another sweet mother-daughter snap of the actress and her lookalike daughter.

Yup, some genetic wizardy was definitely involved here. 

There's no question these two are related, but Phillippe also looks a lot like her dad, Ryan Phillippe, here.

This mother-daughter duo resemble each other down to their shoe choice. 

Even their side profiles match!

Makeup free and fabulous is something both of these ladies are on a regular basis.

In October 2015, Witherspoon and Phillippe had a fun girls' night and proved once again that they are birds of a feather.

Everything about this Mother's Day post makes us happy.

If you've ever wanted to see Witherspoon with blue locks then look no further!

Is it just us, or are we looking at two baby Reeses here?

From their piercing blue eyes to their platinum blonde locks, it was clear from day one that Phillippe was her mom's mini me.

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