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Jessica Alba admits that she has experienced 'mum guilt'

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Mums can learn a thing or two from actress and mumpreneur Jessica Alba about juggling work and family.

While the 34-year-old mum-of-two runs her own billion-dollar business, The Honest Company, she’s raising two lovely daughters Honor, 7, and Haven, 4, with husband Cash Warren.

  A photo posted by Jessica Alba (@jessicaalba) on Jul 11, 2012 at 5:47am PDT

But balancing it all isn’t always a breeze.

In a recent interview with Parents Latina magazine, she confessed to sometimes feeling “mum guilt” whenever her thriving business takes up most of her time and energy. 

This is something many mums can relate to. Her advice? “Don’t be hard on yourself. Doing your best to be present wherever you are is what’s important.”

  A photo posted by Jessica Alba (@jessicaalba) on Apr 20, 2012 at 2:20am PDT

Whenever she feels this stressed out, she knows it’s time to pamper herself.

“Make time to eat healthy and stay active,” Jessica shared. “It’s worth it to recharge once a week: Get sleep, have a date night or girls’ night in, and drink some wine!”

As for mums who dream of making the foray into business? She says, “Don’t get overwhelmed trying to do everything at once. Lay out what you can get done now and what will take longer.”

  A photo posted by Jessica Alba (@jessicaalba) on Jun 7, 2012 at 2:36pm PDT

Her Latino heritage was a big part of how she values family as well as being a strong, independent woman.

Although she thinks that may not easily identify with being Latino. Unlike her, who grew up with her Mexican-American grandparents, they don’t really know how to speak Spanish.

“They know how to ask for besos and leche!” says Jessica. “They are going to be global citizens and will need to understand many languages, including Spanish, to make a difference in the world.”

  A photo posted by Jessica Alba (@jessicaalba) on May 10, 2015 at 1:19pm PDT

 
READ: Kate Hudson owns up to parenting insecurities: ‘Sometimes, I feel like a bad mum’ 
 
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