She practices these values in her own life, she said. To stop her from getting discouraged in an emotionally difficult job, her husband Keith Urban gives her a safe space to vent her feelings. "I don’t even think of the risks, I just go, 'This is totally going to work.' Exercising those muscles gives you resilience. And I’m fascinated by resilience in human beings — what people endure and somehow survive. I just bow down to that," she said. "Keith always says to me, 'You stay raw and sensitive, and I’ll buffer things for you,' which is a beautiful offering. He is always told, 'You’re so tough.' And he says, 'That’s not what I want for you, Nicole. You don’t need to get a thick skin.'"