The Love And Other Drugs star's former boyfriend Raffaello Follieri was jailed for four-and-a-half years for fraud in 2008. She said that it's important to 'let go' of the bad things that happen.
She told Australian magazine Sunday, 'You just put on your big girl underpants and get on with it. You learn from it, and you let it go.'
Now happily settled with actor Adam Schulman, the 28-year-old said that she struggles to allow herself to be loved.
She added, 'I think most people who have made it to 28 can relate to finding it difficult to let love in. Finding the right person is only half the battle.
'It's not enough to be gifted at loving, you have to be gifted at receiving love, and that can be really tough.'