James Van Der Beekis giving fans an update on his family after his wife, Kimberly, suffered a miscarriage last month.
The 42-year-old star opened up about the healing process in an Instagram post on Friday. Alongside a photo of him and his wife, 37, together at the beach, the father of five wrote in the caption, “Still in repair.”
“Discovering that healing happens at its own pace. Not the pace you’d like, and definitely not the pace at which the world keeps on moving… But it happens,” he continued. “And there’s beauty in allowing yourself to be exactly where you’re at. (Plus, it’s not like you really have a choice, anyway ?).”
The couple are parents toGwendolyn, 17 months,Emilia, 3,Annabel Leah, 5½,Joshua, 7½, andOlivia, 9.
James Van Der Beek (R) and wife Kimberly.James Van Der Beek/Instagram
During the Nov. 18 episode ofDancing with the Stars, theDawson’s Creekalum announced thatKimberly had suffered a miscarriagethe weekend before. Although James was unsure if he would be able to dance on the live semifinals episode, Kimberly pushed him to continue competing.
Unfortunately, after dancing in her honor, James and pro partnerEmma Slaterlanded in jeopardy and wereeliminated from the ABC reality dancing competition series.
Both James and Kimberly have since been open about their respective recovery process. On Thanksgiving, the actorexpressed his appreciation for his wife, writing in an Instagram post: “In a place of newfound gratitude to have @vanderkimberly in this world today. Got really scary for a minute there – scary enough to wake me up to how much appreciation I have for so many things I just take for granted.”
“I’d never been so open (especially with tragedy) as I’ve been these last few weeks, and you responded with love and support and prayers and shared your own stories, and we felt the energy… and it helped. So thank you,” Van Der Beektold his followers.
James Van Der Beek/ Instagram
“Even the messes that drive me crazy, the traffic, the disagreements, I’m here for all of it. IM HERE! I’m alive!” she continued. “My voice is beautiful and powerful. I’m grateful for it. I allow it to move through. My body is a gift. I am grateful for it and will care for it. I’m grateful for the universal life force energy that exists within all of us. I’m grateful.”
Ina previous videoposted on Kimberly’s Instagram Stories right after theDWTSepisode aired, the former business consultant thanked her followers for their support following the news, and shared more detailsabout what she had gone through.
Kimberly Van Der Beek and daughter Emilia.James Van Der Beek/Instagram
The couple have experienced miscarriages before, as James explained on Instagram back in October when hewent public with his wife’s pregnancy.
“Miscarriage (a word that needs a replacement — nobody failed to ‘carry,’ these things sometimes just happen) is something that people rarely talk about, and often go through in secret. But there needs to be zero shame around it, or around giving yourself the time and space to grieve,” hewrote in the announcement.
Van Der Beek added, “We decided to put ourselves out there — not knowing what we’d find — in an effort to chip away at any senseless stigma around this experience and to encouragepeople who might be going through itto open themselves up to love & support from friends and family when they need it most.”
source: people.com
