Joey Lawrence’s estranged wife, Samantha Cope, has spoken out for the first time since filing for divorce from the actor on Aug. 13. “An amazing friend of mine recently told me ‘don’t be afraid of the tears.

Let them flow. Because every tear is God gently squeezing the pain and devastation from your heart to make room for new beautiful feelings to come in,'” she captioned an Instagram Reel Saturday. Adding some humor to the inspirational post, she penned, “She also reminded me: ‘the more you cry, the less you pee.

'” “So let them flow. You got this. 🩵🙏🏻.

” The video showed various clips of Cope, 37, blissfully spending time with her and Lawrence’s 1-year-old daughter, Dylan Rose . Matching the message of the post, she added some snippets of herself crying as well. It was narrated by a touching voiceover that said, “Look at you, look how far you’ve come.

” “You’ve faced your trauma, and you came out on the other side. And I’m sorry to get a little emotional.” “But there were some times there that I was really worried about you, miss girl.

But look at you today. I am so proud of you. You’re a survivor baby.

” While Cope did not directly mention her divorce, it’s been a trying week for her. On Thursday, the 48-year-old “Melissa & Joey” star was accused of having an affair with his “Socked in for Christmas” co-star , Melina Alves. Alves’ husband, Edward Rider, filed for divorce and accused her of sleeping with Lawrence in.