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Gabrielle Union is covering the March issue of Redbook, and in the publication Gabrielle shares the “work” she did to become her most genuine self.
Gabrielle gets very candid in the magazine, where she openly admits that she struggled with feelings of worthlessness for a very long time, and the need to be validated. But she decided to hire a life coach, and put in the work to rid herself of those feelings and things that were holding her back from being her best self.
“Part of my homework for becoming my best self is owning up to my b.s. I have to acknowledge how I’ve hurt people and make amends, Gabrielle shared. I started with those closest to me, but there’s a line of people to get to. I was at a Janet Jackson concert and ran into an executive I used to work with and just had to say, ‘I’m so sorry.’ I included in the apology specifics, so they knew I understood why I was wrong…. Then I listened about the thing that I did, which I didn’t even realize I was doing. I’m not saying this is easy, but it’s led to my being incorporated back into some people’s lives. Not everyone will make up with you, but that has to be OK.”
Gabrielle also shared that she had to start shutting down the gossip.
“When someone starts gossiping, I’ll be like, ‘I can’t.’ It stops people cold. They’ll ask, ‘What? What can’t you do?’ Then I’m like, ‘Listen to this. Yeah, I can’t. It’s sooo negative. Can we go back to your kid shitting? Because that was funny.’ You have to do it with a wink and a nod, but it shuts people down. I used to just do it if the conversation was centered on a loved one—you’re not talking shit about my friends or my family members in front of me. But now it’s, in general, because when you let that into your space, whether or not you’re going to spread it or agree with it, your silence makes you complicit in negative energy, and that comes back.”
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For more from Gabrielle Union — including her tips for bringing more joy into your life — pick up the March issue of Redbook, on newsstands February 13th.
