Heidi Klum feels like she is caught "in the eye of the tornado" in the midst of her split from Seal.

The couple announced the end of their almost seven-year marriage in January. Although neither has officially filed for divorce yet, Seal has spoken extensively on his grief about their separation.

Heidi, who raises four children with Seal, has opted to remain silent about the split. The gorgeous supermodel has now come clean about her feelings.

"I feel like I'm in the eye of the tornado," Heidi told the April issue of Elle magazine. "It's emotions inside of your body that are a tornado. And then the outside world doing all this craziness - with you wanting it or not wanting it - is another tornado."

Heidi acknowledges that this is a difficult time in her life, but she feels strong enough to face reality.

"But as hard as it is, so is life," Heidi shared. "And sometimes I think a curveball just comes at you. Instead of something straight that you catch, it hits you in the head from the side that you didn't expect."

Heidi wants to move forward with her life now that she has officially decided to become a single woman again.

"To the outside world, you don't really share all the things that happen. You kind of share just the most amazing sides," she explained. "But I don't really want to get into any of that stuff. With my life, my family, my business - I want to go forward."

Heidi takes her role as matriarch seriously and is planning on keeping things cordial throughout divorce proceedings.

"I'm a lioness. I have four cubs. I'm a mom. I want to take care of my kids and protect them," she declared. "I don't want to talk about them, or him, or me."