Actress Jessica Alba said that her two daughters, with whom she previously went to therapy, now attend the sessions alone.
Until now, they still went to therapy together. But now Jessica Alba, 42, has revealed that she has taken a step back as a mother and that her daughters Honor Marie Warren, 15, and Haven Garner Warren, 12, will now be attending the sessions without her.
Jessica Alba: “We’re not doing this together anymore”
“We’re not doing this together anymore,” the actress revealed to the US magazine “People” at an event at the Babylist showroom in Beverly Hills. “You’re doing this alone now. You’re older now.” The mother of three, who has son Hayes Alba Warren, 5, with her husband, film producer Cash Warren, 44, emphasized the importance of using therapy to “break down any forms of stereotypes and associated stigmas.” “Especially if you didn’t grow up with it (therapy) culturally. I’m of Mexican descent and we really didn’t grow up with it,” Alba said. “And people always looked like there was something wrong with you or you didn’t want to tell people that you were seeing a therapist.”
Therapy is important for her daughters Honor and Haven
In her eyes, therapy is important in order to become aware of one’s emotional situation so that one can develop better. “And who doesn’t want that? I think that’s important in order to be able to be there for yourself and your children,” explained Alba. Her daughters would now learn effective communication skills with the help of therapy. “They are at an age where their therapy is more individualized. But I think it’s given them a language to communicate their needs to me in a different way,” the “Fantastic Four” actress continued. “It’s nice to give them the tools to “Understand yourself better and be able to articulate your needs.”
“Mom, I want to talk to my therapist”
This was different when Honor and Haven were a few years younger. The two girls now have a completely different freedom of choice: “Now they say: ‘Mom, I want to be able to talk to my therapist. You don’t always listen.’
Source used: people.com
