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Last week, actress Drew Barrymore revealed she suffered from postpartum depression following the birth of her second child.

And now, while promoting her new memoir Wildflower, the actress – who is mom to daughters Olive, 3, and Frankie, 18 months – discussed the chapter in her book about PPD.

“The chapter that I wrote that includes Toni [Collette] is called Postpartum Me, but really it’s just a wonderful little exploration of how you just try to find the balance of it all. And it is a beautiful time and an emotional time and an overwhelming time” she shared with E! News.

She added: “But it’s where you call on yourself to become that strong and amazing nurturing animal and conquer everything and get ahead of it. It’s just an amazing transition, but it is a transition.”

The E.T. star, 40, first discussed her struggle with PPD last week.

“I didn’t have postpartum the first time so I didn’t understand it because I was like, ‘I feel great!’” she shared. “The second time, I was like, ‘Oh, whoa, I see what people talk about now. I understand.’ It’s a different type of overwhelming with the second. I really got under the cloud.”

While her PPD lasted about six months, it served as a reminder to live in the present.

“It’s really important,” she shared. “I was in the kids’ class with Frankie and Olive this morning and I started fretting about some piece of work news that was just stressful…and I just thought, ‘Save it until after class.’ One thing at a time.”

While launching Wildflower, which hits bookstores Tuesday (October 27), Drew shared a touching tribute to her estranged mother via social media.