Eva Mendes got real about some of the changes she’s experienced in her parenting journey over the years. During an appearance Thursday on “The Drew Barrymore Show,” Mendes explained that she felt a sense of clarity as a parent when her children were very young but that she “felt lost” as they got older.

Eva Mendes is questioning her identity as her children with Ryan Gosling grow older. Mendes chose to step away from acting to focus on raising her children.

Mendes shares her daughters Esmeralda Amada and Amada Lee with longtime partner Ryan Gosling When she became a mother, Eva Mendes went through a variety of emotions — including wondering who she was.

Speaking to Drew Barrymore about life as a new mom versus life as a mother to pre-teens, Mendes shared that now that her kids are less dependent on her, she sometimes doesn't know