Travis Kelce’s ex Kayla Nicole may have endured a “Cruel Summer” without therapy.

The former Los Angeles Lakers reporter revealed to People why she’s “thankful” she went to therapy before the NFL star’s romance with Taylor Swift made headlines.

“I’m so thankful for therapy because had I not done that, I don’t know how I would be reacting in the moment right now. No clue,” she said in an interview published Tuesday.

The fitness influencer — who dated the Kansas City Chiefs tight end on and off between 2017 and 2022 — explained how their “major breakup” led her to therapy.

“I’m posting content and people are like, ‘You look so good. Tell us your tricks. You look amazing.’ And I’m like, ‘I’m miserable. I’m miserable. I’m depressed,’” Nicole recalled.

Travis Kelce’s ex-girlfriend Kayla Nicole revealed how therapy has helped her handle his new relationship with Taylor Swift.

“My abs were amazing, I had a six-pack. And it was like, ‘I had never felt so bad in my life.’”

She continued, “So, I started going to therapy and quickly realized, OK, it’s one thing to be physically fit, but it’s another thing to be mentally fit.”

“You could be in the best shape of your life, but mentally, if you are not a healthy person, it’s not going to feel good.”

“I’m so thankful for therapy because had I not done that, I don’t know how I would be reacting in the moment right now,” she told People magazine.FilmMagic

She also revealed the advice she would have given to herself last year: “You thought the worst had already come, but buckle up…”Penske Media via Getty Images

Now that Nicole, 31, is in a better place, she admitted that she would tell her past self to “buckle the f—k up” to prepare for the media frenzy surrounding Kelce and Swift’s relationship.

“You thought the worst had already come, but buckle up and take all of the tools right now and put them in your bag because you’re going to need them,” she said.

The Super Bowl champion, 34, and the Grammy winner, 33, confirmed dating rumors in September when the latter showed up to the Chiefs matchup against the Chicago Bears.

The two have been spotted getting closer ever since.

Nicole has yet to directly address her ex’s romance with the pop superstar.Iamkaylanicole/Instagram

However, she spoke out regarding the “backlash and embarrassment” she has faced amid their highly publicized relationship.iamkaylanicole/Instagram

She also joked about jetting away from her problems.iamkaylanicolesweetie/TikTok

While Nicole has kept her thoughts on the romance to herself, she unfollowed Patrick Mahomes’ wife, Brittany Mahomes, on Instagram after she was photographed having a girls’ night out with Swift and her famous friends in NYC earlier this month.

She then shared a cryptic message about her gym time being equivalent to a “therapy session.”

The Tribe Therepe founder later issued an open letter addressed to “Black women specifically,” in which she fought back against the “backlash and embarrassment” she has been subjected to amid her ex-boyfriend’s highly publicized relationship with the pop sensation.

The former sports reporter even unfollowed Patrick Mahomes’ wife, Brittany Mahomes, on Instagram.NHLI via Getty Images

Kelce and Swift have been together publicly since September.chariah/InstagramWhat do you think? Post a comment.

In the Instagram video, Nicole encouraged her followers to refrain from engaging in “this tumultuous, often one-sided journey.”

“Preserve your heart even when they try to quantify your character and test your boundaries,” she said. “You do not have to respond. Because there is power in your silence.”

Days later, she hinted at how she’s handling the media attention by posting a clip of herself boarding a plane with the caption, “Therapist: ‘You can’t keep flying away from your problems.’”