Sometimes managing responsibilities can become a tangled situation. 

And for Mandy Moore—who is mom to sons Gus, 4, and Ozzie, 2, as well as daughter Lou, 12 months, with husband Taylor Goldsmith—there’s been a learning curve when it comes to balancing her life as a mom alongside a flourishing onscreen career.

“I think maintaining that work-life balance, especially now being a mom of three, it’s definitely tricky,” she told E! News’ Francesca Amiker at Step Up’s 2025 Inspiration Awards Sept. 26 in Los Angeles. “I think you have to continue adjusting your expectations as things evolve and the kids get older and whatnot.”

But it’s all worth it. As Mandy added, “I feel really lucky that 25 years in, I’m still able to do what I love.”

And with, as she said, more than two decades in the industry under her belt, the Tangled star has picked up some words of wisdom for anyone who feels like they’re still grasping at straws.