ɪnðɪ ˈeɪpɹəl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv ˈɪʃuː ʌv vˈoʊɡ, sˈaɪks ɹˈaɪts ʌv hɜː θɹˈiːjˈɪɹ stɹˈʌɡəl wɪð æŋzˈaɪəɾi dɪsˈoːɹdɚ ænd ˌæɡoːɹɐfˈoʊbiə ˈæftɚ ðə bˈɜːθ ʌv hɜː tʃˈɪldɹən, ɐ kəndˈɪʃən wˌɪtʃ ɹˈɛndɚd hɜːɹ ʌnˈeɪbəl tə wˈɜːk ɔːɹ tə meɪntˈeɪn hɜː sˈoʊʃəl lˈaɪf ɔːɹ pˈæʃən fɔːɹ hˈɔːɹs ɹˈaɪdɪŋ.
In the April 2012 issue of Vogue, Sykes writes of her three-year struggle with anxiety disorder and agoraphobia after the birth of her children, a condition which rendered her unable to work or to maintain her social life or passion for horse riding.