Mendes shares her daughters Esmeralda Amada and Amada Lee with longtime partner Ryan Gosling When she became a mother, Eva Mendes went through a variety of emotions — including wondering who she was.

These days, her main focus is on her family—she shares two daughters with Gosling—and on writing. In fact, her first children's book, Desi, Mami, and the Never-Ending Worries, just came out in both English and Spanish. Mendes's latest appearance on GMA marks a stop on her press tour for the book.