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MENDING HEART

Teen Mom Mackenzie Mckee says she ‘quit all her medications’ when she moved after suffering depression over mom’s death

TEEN Mom Mackenzie Mckee revealed that she "quit all her medications" ahead of her move to Florida following her mother's death.

The TV star's mother, Angie Douthit tragically passed away in December 2019 after a battle with brain cancer.

Mackenzie told fans that she is not taking any medications anymore for her depression
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Mackenzie told fans that she is not taking any medications anymore for her depressionCredit: mackenziemckee/Instagram
Her mother Angie passed away in December 2019 from brain cancer
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Her mother Angie passed away in December 2019 from brain cancerCredit: Instagram

Mackenzie reflected on her emotional recovery after losing her mother during an Instagram Q&A with fans.

When one user asked her how she handled the big move with her kids from Oklahoma to Florida, Mackenzie admitted how seamless the transition was.

"Easiest thing I ever did," she responded.

"I quit all my meds. Packed in a tub, drove, and healed."

The 26-year-old recently confessed that she "crawled out of a very dark scary place mentally" .

She elaborated in a tweet writing: "Florida has helped me heal, see more, thrive, and crawl out of a very dark scary place mentally. The sunny state has my heart."

Since her mom's death, the  star has  and previously even admitted she .

The star relocated to Miami initially without her husband, , but with their three children, but eventually Josh joined the family in the sunshine state.

The longtime couple are parents to Gannon, eight, Jaxie, six, and Bronx, three.

FAMILY PORTRAIT

Shortly after the move, the TV personality for a sweet portrait.

She shared the photo, mourning her mother's absence admitting that 

She told how  in an emotional segment on .

Yet the Body By Mac founder appears to have turned a corner almost 18 months after the tragedy, as she posed for a family portrait alongside her father and siblings.

Her dad Brad took center stage wearing a black T-Shirt with the message "#alwaysbekind."

The reality TV star's brother Zeke wore a red vest top as he gave the mom of three a big cuddle.

As Mackenzie beamed into the shot, she held one arm of her father while her sisters, Whitney and Kaylee, were on the far right of the shot.

The Florida native added the sweet caption: "I just know momma @angiedouthit is smiling so big. #dad #siblings #bodybymac #photoshoot #family #alwaysbekind."

MISSING ANGIE

The Oklahoma native previously expressed her grief to her fans about how she was coping with the family tragedy.

On the show, she said: “Losing my mom is one of the hardest things I’ve ever been through in my life.

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“We’ll [all] be fine. Then something small will remind us …

"The last person I got my toenails done with was my mom. That’s what we always did together and everyone says that it gets easier, and it just seems to be getting harder every single day.”

Mackenzie admitted that moving her family to Florida helped her heal from her mother's passing
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Mackenzie admitted that moving her family to Florida helped her heal from her mother's passingCredit: Instagram / mackenziemckee
She initially moved without her husband but he later joined the family in Florida
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She initially moved without her husband but he later joined the family in FloridaCredit: Insragram/Mackenzie McKee
She confessed to fans that her mother's death was the hardest thing she's ever had to go through
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She confessed to fans that her mother's death was the hardest thing she's ever had to go throughCredit: Instagram
Teen Mom Mackenzie McKee shows off rock-hard abs in blue sports bra and spandex shorts

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