Jessica Alba opens up about her experiences in therapy with her daughters in new interview
Jessica Alba recently addressed her family's mental health care.
In a new interview with really simplefirst problem of emotional problems, this is us The star revealed why she decided to seek therapy for herself and her two daughters.
“When Honor was probably 11, we were always arguing over stupid things. And I thought, 'I don't want to live like this. This isn't funny,'” the 42-year-old said.
Alba went on to say, “I didn't want to put a wedge between us.”
“As her mother, if I say something, she'll sound like it's an argument or like I'm trying to control her. I wanted someone who could explain things to me in ways I can't.” ” he said. fantastic four actress.
“What I said to Honor was, 'I want to be a better parent to you, and this is basically a place to talk about everything that I do that gets on your nerves,'” Alba said. It's a forum,'' he recalled.
Alba detailed how therapy helped her, noting: Like, “Yeah, I totally do.” And I'm sorry. I'm going to work on it. ” It also gave her a little perspective that I wasn’t a bad person. I'm just a parent. ”
“She'll come out the other side, and I'll still be here. I just wanted to get to that point, and it worked out,” the actress said.
Alba says, “The therapist helped me understand that it's natural for children to disagree with their parents, and that as parents, it's not always important to be right or reasonable in the moment.'' ” he said.
“I'm not going to come forward. It's a process and I'm not perfect,” she added.
