Sarah Drew Explains How Her Son Micah, 13, Helped Her Get Over the ‘Pain’ of Leaving Grey’s Anatomy
The actress played April Kepner on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ for 11 seasons and has since returned as a guest star in two seasons
It was hard for Sarah Drew when she left Grey’s Anatomy — but luckily she was able to rely on her son for support.
The actress, who starred as April Kepner on the hit TV show from season 6 to season 14, appeared on the Between Us Moms podcast and shared that there was a lot of “pain” for her when she left the series in 2018. Although it was a tough transition, Drew had a moment of realization when talking with her 13-year-old son Micah.
Asked about how she talks to her kids about things that don’t go her way, Drew says she often uses that frustration to demonstrate that there is a lesson to be learned or something better on the way.
“So I talk to them very much using that kind of language — ‘Oh gosh, that sucked. That felt really awful and it made me feel rejected and I feel like…I don’t think I deserved that and what could that be?’ ” she shares.
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“And then I like to remind them once I see what that piece of gold is. So it might be weeks down the road, or months down the road or whatever, but even Grey’s being done,” she says. “There was a lot of pain with that.”
Drew goes on to say that since leaving Grey’s, she’s been writing and producing her own projects, as well as starring in a new show called Mistletoe Murders.
“It’s such a joyous experience in every way,” she says. “I’m so proud of the show and people love the show and I’ve had Micah say to me, ‘What’s so great is that if you were still on Grey’s, you would not be able to be on Mistletoe Murders.'”
“And I was like, ‘You’re right. You’re right.’ And this is the joy that came out of that closed door. What I’m living in and experiencing right now. So there you go.”
