Alanis Morissette's New Album Reflects Hitting Rock Bottom

Los Angeles, CA (CNS) - Singer Alanis Morissette says she naturally looks at the bright side of life, but that didn't keep her from battling hard times over the last few years. Morissette said it got so bad that she hit "rock bottom."

According to People.com, the singer said, "I took a break over the past two and half years. I was tending to my personal life."

Morissette called off her engagement to longtime boyfriend Ryan Reynolds in 2007. Reynolds recently announced his engagement to actress Scarlett Johansson.

But the singer, 33, worked through the low period by writing songs for her upcoming album, Flavors of Entanglement, due out June 10, and said she also discovered outlets for her emotions. She says that "everything from pounding pillows to sharing with intimate friends," helped her through the hard time. "The record chronicles the rock bottom finally being hit."

People.com also reported that the singer is still hopeful about true love. "Oh yeah. My nature is always hope filled. It's more about values matching now. That's the foundation." Morissette went on to say that she is "dating someone," but does not want to reveal who it is yet.