United Kingdom, March 4 -- Valerie Bertinelli says Mike Goodnough helped her "heal from some old childhood wounds".

The 64-year-old TV star has broken her silence on her split from Mike, who is 10 years younger than her, four months after their breakup which came after they had a long-distance relationship on different coasts.

On Instagram, she wrote: "I feel so lucky to have gotten to know him, and to really see him and soak up his insights.

"I value all of our long conversations and they have lead me to interesting and fascinating places I rarely thought to go.

"I look at life with a different perspective and caring because of my experiences and conversations with him.

"And he's been a big part of helping me heal from some old chil...