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Gwen Stefani talks family: 'I'm in a really positive place now'

Gwen Stefani's romantic relationships have been making headlines lately, but in a new interview, she opens up about her most important relationships.
/ Source: TODAY

From her recent divorce from Gavin Rossdale to her far more recent dates with "Voice" co-coach Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani's romantic relationships have been making headlines.

But in a new interview with In Style magazine, the No Doubt singer opens up about her most important relationships — between her and her children.

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CULVER CITY, CA - OCTOBER 24: Zuma Rossdale, singer Gwen Stefani and Kingston Rossdale volunteer at the Feeding America Holiday Harvest event at Shawn’s Pumpkin Patch in partnership with the LA Regional Food Bank, supported by Bank of America Charitable Foundation on October 24, 2015 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images for Feeding America)Getty Images

She and Rossdale have three sons together — Kingston (9), Zuma (7) and Apollo (20 months) — and while she's a natural at motherhood now, Stefani recalls when it wasn't so easy.

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"In the beginning, I didn't want to think of myself as a mother," she said. "I was like, 'Wait a minute! Ain't no hollaback girl is who I am!' I had to learn to accept it."

It didn't take her long to do that, as she realized she was still the same woman, but "more" thanks to motherhood.

But that brief identity crisis wasn't the only tough time for her.

When she was working on No Doubt's 2012 album "Push and Shove," Stefani found it harder and harder to balance family demands with work demands — especially when her then-husband wasn't around.

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"I didn't tour at all," she explained. "But I did record the No Doubt album, which was super hard. I was torn the whole time. Every day I would take the kids to school, drive to Santa Monica, work on the album, and then I'd think, 'Oh my God, if I don't leave by 2:30, I'm not gonna get home in time for dinner.' And Gavin being on tour …"

"I'm not gonna say there weren't some incredible moments making that album," she added. "But it was a lot of knocking my head against the wall. A lot of struggle."

These days? Stefani assured, "I'm in a really positive place now."

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