Gwyneth Paltrow is opening up about turning to alcohol during the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. The Oscar-winning actress got candid during a recent conversation with Dr. Mary Claire Haver — a board-certified OB-GYN, certified menopause practitioner and author of The New Menopause — on The Goop Podcast.

The Oscar winner, 52, addressed her booze consumption during the tragedy while revealing that drinking made her menopause symptoms worse in a frank conversation on her latest Goop podcast episode with Dr. Mary Clare Haver, OB-GYN and author of “ The New Menopause .”

Gwyneth Paltrow shared that she’s struggled with anxiety during menopause, and feels “like I’ve been in it for years”

Gwyneth Paltrow was shocked by the fires that destroyed Los Angeles in recent weeks, seeking 'refuge' in alcohol. This was reported by the American site The Hollywood Reporter, explaining that

She was drinking every night amid the L.A. fires in January, she told Dr. Mary Claire Haver on the Goop podcast.

Gwyneth also got candid about how she's making a "real effort" to "eat to be strong instead of eat to be thin," following previous backlash over her extremely restrictive diet.

Gwyneth Paltrow shares her experiences with alcohol in difficult times, especially during the devastating forest fires in Los Angeles. She describes how she numbed her feelings with alcohol.