Heartbreak is hard, but Dylan Dreyer is a tough cookie.

The "Today" show host and guest weather anchor, who announced her separation from husband Brian Fichera in July, opened up about the split during an appearance on the NBC daytime talk show on Wednesday, Nov. 5.

"Everybody has their reasons for what leads to a separation or divorce," Dreyer, 44, told cohost Jenna Bush Hager. "That's another story with a lot of wine, and that's a whole different thing, but either way we've gotten to this place."

In an emotional July 18 Instagram post, Dreyer, who had been married to Fichera since 2012, revealed that the couple had broken up a few months prior. "We began as friends, and we will remain the closest of friends," she wrote at the time.

"There's something freeing for Brian and I where — whatever reasons, whatever broke in a marriage — you could either fix it if you can and ideally you would and you try to fix things," Dreyer said on the "Today" show. "Or you accept that it's broken and you take this new step forward."

Dreyer and Fichera share three children: sons Calvin, 8; Oliver, 5; and Russell, 4.

"First and foremost, the kids have to feel love, and they have to be happy," Dreyer said. "I have three boys. I want their dad in their lives. They need that. They need both the dynamic of a father and a mother. We're providing that to them in the best way possible."

Dylan Dreyer on why she and ex Brian Fichera are 'better' as friends

As far as Dreyer and Fichera are concerned, marital troubles are just water under the bridge.

"We are no longer husband and wife, and all those things that were broken, I don't hold them against you because we've accepted they're broken," Dreyer reflected during her "Today" show appearance. "That's why we separated. So, now let's move forward as friends.

"And I'm not mad at those other things that I was getting mad at before because just like a friend, you give them a little more grace when you're not married to it. And I can be a better friend than a wife."

Although the former couple has "reframed" their relationship, the "Today" host added that Fichera remains involved in their children's lives, including daily school drop-offs and family dinners.

"We even talked to the kids about it. I asked Calvin, 'What do you think a family is?'" Dreyer said. "And he said, 'Well, it's a group of people that love each other.' And I said, 'That's what we are, and we will always be that for you.' ... And he doesn't care about a title. He doesn't care what we are officially, none of them do. They are surrounded by love every single day."

Dylan Dreyer says this helped her cope with Brian Fichera split

Dreyer doesn't need to put on a brave face to navigate this new chapter of her life.

"I come to work and I smile, and it's not fake. I feel genuinely happy," Dreyer told Jenna Bush Hager on the "Today" show. "I'm with my kids, and I'm laughing all the time. I'm with Brian, and I'm laughing."

She added, "I even talk to my therapist. I go, 'Am I repressing feelings? Am I pushing things down? Is this healthy what I'm doing?' Because I feel OK every day."

Dreyer, who is Catholic, shared that her spirituality has helped her cope with the heartbreak of her separation from Fichera.

"I’ve relied on my faith more than anything," Dreyer said. "And there's something really comforting about knowing that there is a higher power holding my hand every day."

Contributing: Jay Stahl, USA TODAY

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