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“We were constantly arguing.” Jessica Alba reveals she has started therapy with her 15-year-old daughter Honor

In the magazine columns Real SimpleThe American actress and entrepreneur goes behind the scenes of her family therapy session with her eldest daughter.

In families, mothers and daughters sometimes live in symbiosis, and sometimes the relationship turns into open war, especially during adolescence. This is the situation Jessica Alba lives in. The 42-year-old American actress and entrepreneur is on the cover of the magazine’s January issue. Real Simple On Tuesday, Jan. 9, she returned to the communication problems she had with her oldest daughter, Honor, now 15, and the method she used to address them: family therapy.

Back with the dialog

“Honor was probably 11 years old, and we were fighting over stupid things all the time,” Jessica Alba recalled. I said to myself. “I don’t want to live like that. It’s not fun.” Tired of conflicts, the actress then decided to get help and turn to a therapist. “I just wanted to. us,” the 42-year-old mother assures. (At the time) when I said something, she heard it as a scolding or like I was trying to control her. I wanted someone who could explain things. : […]”.

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And in order to better convince her daughter to accompany her, the actress opened up to her. “What I told Honor was that I wanted to be a better parent to her, and that (this therapy) was where I talked about what was bothering her and what I was doing,” says is Jessica Alba.

Accept being an imperfect parent

The efforts made during this therapy will eventually pay off in one way or another. “It set me up for failure. I said. “Yes, I absolutely do. And sorry, I’ll work on it.” It also gave him some perspective. that I’m not the bad guy. I’m just a parent,” she sums up. Before you finish: I’m not going to show off, it’s a process and I’m not perfect.”

Knowing about the benefits of this psychological work, Jessica Alba is now promoting it in her circle. “Therapy is a very valuable tool to help you deal with your feelings. It allows you to talk about what’s going on inside you and bring out the things that don’t fit you or might be confusing, or the things that make you happy, she lists. Just opening these things allows you to process them, then repeat good behavior and find those you want to redirect. It’s a great tool for everyone.”

Source: Le Figaro

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