And even now, the 44-year-old—who also shares son Hart, 4, as well as two other kids with husband Thomas Kali—has motherhood to thank for helping her maintain a healthy relationship with her career.
“Kids are such great life checkers,” Michelle explained. “They force you to put your best self in front of them. You can’t abdicate your life and your work and your own desires, but you do have to put them in check and figure out which master you’re going to serve.”
Admitting that she “can’t be equally good” at pouring herself into her work and prioritizing spending quality time with her daughter, she went on to emphasize that, “You have to allow for that give and take, but then also replenish the other things.”
“If you have a big period of being at home, you need to go back to what you’ve left unattended and put some light over there,” she continued. “So I think it’s just this constant back and forth—but making sure that you don’t leave one of them unattended for too long.
As Michelle and Matilda continue to carry on Heath’s legacy, keep reading to look back on his life in pictures.
