Reese Witherspoon says being a single mom in her late twenties made her realize “no one’s coming to help.” Witherspoon reflects on her life and parenting as a single mother during a panel discussion at her media company Hello Sunshine’s annual Shine Away event.

"I had four employees, and I couldn't keep the lights on," said Witherspoon, the founder of Hello Sunshine. That was her "aha moment" to seek help.

"There's a moment in all of our lives when you realize, no wait, no one's coming to help," Witherspoon said during her media company Hello Sunshine's second annual Shine Away event on Oct. 5

Reese Witherspoon is opening up about how becoming a young single mom in her 20s forced her to “save” herself. While chatting with Big Little Lies co-star Laura Dern, Octavia