Tia Mowry says she's not hiding her emotions from daughter Cairo, six, after divorcing Cory Hardrict: 'There are days when Mommy is sad'

Tia Mowry isn't shying away from her emotions in the wake of her divorce from Cory Hardrict.

The mother of son Cree, 13, and daughter Cairo, six, decided not to hide the emotions she was going through from her kids.

'The thing is as a mother, you kind of try to figure out if you should allow them to see your emotions, your ups and your downs.'

'And I've made the choice to move from an authentic place,' she told People at the premiere of Tia Mowry: My Next Act. 'And allow [Cairo] to see that there are days when Mommy is sad. And that's OK.'

In her new reality TV series, Tia gives Cairo a 'worry doll' to help make mom's 'worries go away.'

The Tia and Tamera Show alum, 46, says in the first episode of the series that she thinks her daughter picks up on her moods and energy.

'But I think what's just so beautiful about children is just because they're young, it doesn't necessarily mean that they don't have a voice,' she explained.

'It doesn't necessarily mean that they don't know what's going on or they don't know how to feel,' she said adding that she gives both of her kids the 'space to express and just to be authentic.'

'And it's not about covering up, you know, things,' she added. 'And I think when you move in authenticity, there's healing, there's growth — and I've allowed my children to do that as well.'

The show follows the mom-of-two as she embarks on the next phase of her life, following her 2023 divorce from the father of her children.

'My next act is all about growth,' she said at the Hollywood premiere of her show. 'All about just continuing to inspire. All about being in alignment with my thoughts and my behaviors.

'All about me. Moving forward, no longer looking behind. Just full of love and compassion toward myself.'

An official description of the show reads: 'Tia was always part of a duo, first as a twin sister, then as a wife ... now she's on her own for the first time in her life.'

'The struggle is real as Tia takes on dating again while juggling her acting career, businesses, and motherhood. Tia navigates her new normal, looks for love, and finds her happiness along the way with her village of larger-than-life friends and family!'

Last month, Tia revealed that she's not as close to her twin sister Tamera anymore and wishes she could pick up the phone and call her.

'Being alone has been the most challenging part of my divorce. It's times like this when I feel and wish that my sister and I were still close and I could pick up the phone and call her,' she shared in an interview confessional during an episode of her new show adding, 'But that's just not where we are right now.'

The star, who rose to fame in the late '90s alongside Tamera on their sitcom Sister Sister, did not explain what has driven a wedge between her and her identical sibling.