Jim Curtis Gets Emotional as He Shares First Public Comments About His Son, Discusses Health Woes

Jim Curtis is sharing some insight into his life before he started dating Jennifer Aniston.

If you didn’t know, the 50-year-old hypnotherapist and the 57-year-old Friends actress first went public with their relationship in July 2025 after quietly dating for several months.

During his recent appearance on The Jamie Kern Lima Show, Jim got emotional as he spoke publicly for the first time about his son, Aidan, whom he shares with ex-wife Rachel Napolitano.

“He’s away at college, in his freshman year,” Jim shared. “He’s got his own job, he bought himself a car, and I’m so proud of, proud of him. He’s an amazing kid.”

Jim then shared how his identity has shifted from the moment he became a dad to who he is today.

“My identity now, I think, shows confidence, shows self-acceptance, shows self-love,” he explained. “I think 20 years ago, I think I was also very loving, but I had less confidence in myself. And I had less self-acceptance. And I was trying to kind of ignore this body.”

In his new book, The Book of Possibilities, Jim opened up about a spinal cord diagnosis in his 20s that caused chronic nerve damage and partial paralysis.

Jim admitted that he used to avoid talking about his health woes, and would lie about what caused them.

“People would be like, ‘What happened?’ And I’d say, I didn’t wanna talk about it,” he shared. “Instead, I tried to fabricate the story that would have the least amount of questions. ‘What happened?’ Motorcycle accident. No more questions after a motorcycle accident. Someone’s gonna ask, ‘How fast are you going?’ There are no more questions. When you say, ‘Oh, unknown illness.’… It leads to more.”

He continued, “I think I’ve grown in terms of my ability to make an impact on my family and the world. I was supportive and loving and caring, and also, I think I had a lot to learn.”

Although Aidan hasn’t read his book yet, Jim said he hopes all readers will have a greater understanding of him and his life beyond just the headlines about his relationship with Jennifer.

“I’ve been pretty public for a long time, but never this level,” he shared. “I’ve never been in the Hollywood kind of trades, the press… no one’s really cared who I’ve dated in the past. So that was an adjustment for me.”

Jim added, “Don’t Google yourself again, Jim, to see what the news is saying today. And that took like, you know, three or four months.”

If you didn’t see, Jim and Jennifer recently appeared together on stage at an event promoting his new book where they spoke about his health woes.

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