Jessica Alba: Why Hollywood Didn’t Return the Love I Gave It

In today’s episode, we revisit a riveting conversation with actress, entrepreneur, and mother, Jessica Alba. Featuring new footage and an extended cut, this episode delves deeper into Jessica’s journey growing up in the entertainment industry, the impact of her upbringing, and how she navigates modern motherhood.

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In today’s episode, we revisit a riveting conversation with actress, entrepreneur, and mother, Jessica Alba. Featuring new footage and an extended cut, this episode delves deeper into Jessica’s journey growing up in the entertainment industry, the impact of her upbringing, and how she navigates modern motherhood. Jessica shares her experiences with proving her worth in Hollywood, dealing with societal expectations of sexiness, and finding herself as a woman and mother. She delves into her childhood, the complexities of her multicultural family background, and the cultural challenges they faced. Jessica also talks about the balance between career and family, the creation of The Honest Company and the significance of having multiple roles beyond just motherhood. Together, Jessica and Valeria reveal their thoughts on parenting, the importance of routines, coping mechanisms, and how personal experiences and philosophy shaped their parenting styles.

Follow Jessica Alba: https://www.instagram.com/jessicaalba/ https://www.tiktok.com/@jessicaalba?lang=en 

Watch Honest Renovations: https://www.roku.com/en-ca/whats-on/tv-shows/honest-renovations?id=8b926ff837975aedbf18257557f6358c&srsltid=AfmBOor6KzF2h36ZGssYUQipvjtodEhtfzLuF63Fs3hnJQw39GO96ZXy 

The Honest Company: https://www.honest.com/ 

Items Mentioned: 

New Earth by Eckhart Tolle: https://a.co/d/2Me1AGt 

The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz: https://a.co/d/dvd9Dc1 

1984 by George Orwell: https://a.co/d/aSNeDEK 

Tarantula by Bob Dylan: https://a.co/d/fGIVFdF 

Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka: https://a.co/d/4Pu6pqU 

What We Talked About: 

00:00 Introduction and Early Career Struggles

01:27 Personal Background and Upbringing

02:06 Modern Motherhood and Upbringing Reflections

03:49 Family Dynamics and Cultural Influences

08:54 Navigating Identity and Motherhood

17:17 Creating The Honest Company

18:55 Balancing Motherhood and Personal Identity

31:40 Embracing Parenthood: Defining Moments

32:28 Lessons from the Past: Wisdom from Grandparents

33:55 Building a Business and Raising a Family

37:22 The Struggle for Balance and Overcoming Guilt

44:29 Parenting Insights: From Motherhood to Parenthood

55:24 The Impact of Books on Motherhood and Personal Growth

57:26 Final Thoughts and Upcoming Projects

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Jessica Alba

Jessica Alba, Founder and Chief Creative Officer of The Honest Company (NASDAQ: HNST), is a globally recognized business leader, entrepreneur, advocate, actor and New York Times bestselling author. She currently sits on the Board of Directors of The Honest Company, Yahoo! and Baby2Baby. The Honest Company is a mission-driven, digitally-native brand focused on leading the clean lifestyle movement, creating a community for conscious consumers and seeking to disrupt multiple consumer product categories. Honest is dedicated to creating thoughtfully formulated, safe and effective personal care, beauty, baby and household products, which are available via honest.com, and at more than 43,000 retail locations across the United States, Canada and Europe. Based in Los Angeles, CA, The Honest Company is driven by its values of transparency, trust, sustainability, and a deep sense of purpose around what matters most to its consumers: their health, their families and their homes. Since inception, the Company has donated approximately 26 million essential products and employees have volunteered over 18,500 hours in the community. In 2013, Jessica authored the New York Times bestselling book, The Honest Life, a how-to handbook based on her mission to create a safe and healthy life. Jessica appeared on the cover of Forbes’ “Self-Made Women” issue and was among the top twenty of Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business, one of CNBC’s Next List of Rebels, Leaders and Innovators, and one of Fortune’s 10 Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs. She has been named to Vanity Fair’s Next Establishment and Entrepreneur of the Year at the UK Glamour Women of the Year Awards. Jessica has received the March of Dimes Grace Kelly Award, the Entertainment Media Association’s Green Parent Award and the Mount Sinai Children’s Environmental Health Center Champion for Children Award.

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