Katie Price says she has been very open with her son Junior, 17, and Princess, 15, about her 2018 breakdown which culminated in her trying to take her own life.
The former glamour model, 44, who documents her journey in her new Channel 4 documentary, Katie Price : Trauma and Me, says she feels it is important for her children to understand the importance of mental health.
In the programme, Katie reveals she was suicidal after hitting severe depression in 2018 from "years of neglect".
In a chat ahead of the documentary airing, Katie says: "I talk to my older kids about everything. I want them to know mental health is an illness, it's like any other illness and you can't see it."
The television personality details her stints in The Priory, the first in 2018 where she was battling suicidal thoughts after hitting "rock bottom".
And Katie says she doesn't shy away from telling her children she had to seek professional help to tackle her demons.
She says: "I said to the children being in The Priory, when you are sitting round in a circle you hear some people's stories and you think 'are you only in the Priory for that, that's a breeze'.
"If you have lived with what has happened to me, you won't be able to cope.
"So it doesn't matter how big or small a problem is, it's just different.
"Now I've got to say hopefully my kids won't suffer mental health issues, but you can never say they won't. Anything can happen."
Mother-of-five Katie says it was her love for children which gave her a sharp reawakening to confront her troubles head on, and vows to never get into such a dark place again.
Highlighting how depression can affect anyone, she says: "Unfortunately I did get into that place and I will never get into that place again. It's real, it happens and it did happen to me."
Now seeing a therapist once every two weeks, Katie, who is proud mum to Harvey, 20, Junior, Princess, Jett, nine, and Bunny, eight, says she is in a better place.
"I've just been on holiday to Spain with all my kids, you can not get a tighter knitted family, " she says.
- If you're struggling and need to talk, the Samaritans operate a free helpline open 24/7 on 116 123. Alternatively, you can email jo@samaritans.org or visit their site to find your local branch
Katie Price: Trauma And Me airs on Thursday 8 September at 9pm on Channel 4.
