Nick Cannon said the reason for having 12 children with six women in 14 years is trauma-based. Cannon attributed his behavior to childhood trauma. He said, “If I would have did the work and the healing … I probably would have took my time in a lot of other scenarios.” Cannon said his 2016 divorce from Mariah Carey didn’t help. He added, “A lot of it is the trauma that I was experiencing of not knowing how to handle divorce.” He admitted that he used relationships as distractions instead of focusing on healing and doing the necessary work. Cannon acknowledged that therapy has helped him slow down and reflect on his actions. He continued, “Every child that I had was made out of love, and there were strong relationships.”