Angelina Jolie shares about her shocking soul-searching experience in Cambodia

The 46-year-old Angelina Jolie took to Instagram on Thursday morning to share a sweet snap of herself smiling alongside 15-year-old daughter Shiloh in Cambodia.

Jolie grinned from ear-to-ear as she gazed down and placed her hand over her heart.

And explained in the caption that being around the people in the Southeast Asian nation always picks up her spirits.

She wrote to her 12.3million followers: ‘A few days in Cambodia among the warm local people, and I feel my soul is recovering. This has always been a special country for me and our family.’

Jolie’s family has strong ties to Cambodia as she adopted her eldest child Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt, 20

From the country and even established a non-profit charity organization dedicated to environmental security, improving health

And creating peace and stability in all communities in his name called the Maddox Jolie-Pitt (MJP)  Foundation.

She also shared an image of herself during a meeting with men in both business and military attire and also addressed the image in the caption as she wrote: ‘Happy to be reunited with friends and colleagues at MJP Foundation in Samlot district.

‘The entirely local team runs programs for health and education and conservation. I spent some time with forest rangers discussing land encroachment, poaching and mapping patrol routes.’

Angelina first witnessed the effects of the humanitarian crisis in war-torn Cambodia while filming 2001 film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.

She later bought a home in the country in 2003 in order to connect son Maddox with his heritage in an area which had become infiltrated with poachers and threatened endangered species so she purchased it and turned it into a wildlife reserve paving the way for the MJP foundation.

In recognition of her conservation efforts King Norodom Sihamoni awarded her Cambodian citizenship on July 31, 2005.