Gabrielle Union on authentic life, style and parenting: “I am myself all the time”

Union reveals how she takes a conscious approach to parenting

Gabrielle Union is letting the world know that she has allowed the spirit of authenticity to guide her lifestyle.

In a recent interview with People Magazinethe actress, producer and entrepreneur opened up about how she used this concept.

“I stopped caring about what other people thought and realized that the nut gallery’s thoughts don’t pay a single bill,” Union said. “They’re not in the trenches with me, so why do I give them control over what I look like, what I wear, who I’m friends with, or the opportunities I seek? I am myself 100% of the time.”

Union, who co-parents together with her husband, former NBA star Dwyane Wade, said that ethos extends to the way she communicates with their two youngest children, Zaya Wade and Kaavia James Union Wade. Sixteen-year-old Zaya Wade was born to Dwyane Wade’s first wife, Siohvaughn Funches. Kaavia James Union Wade, 5, was born via surrogate.

“I want Kaavia and Zaya to know me, not the illusion of what I want them to think.” – said the Union.

“I think that often as parents we don’t want to admit that we don’t know. (…) We want to give the impression that we are in control, that we know everything all the time,” the 51-year-old also shared, saying that she was just learning a few of her stories. 77-year-old mother; information she wishes she had known earlier in life. “It all creates an illusion of who we are and closes the door to real intimacy in the family, real information and real understanding of who your parents are,” she added.

When it involves Union’s consistently stunning fashion sense, she said the same rules apply whether she’s on the red carpet or while relaxing at home.

“I am myself 100% of the time. I follow where my passion is,” said the new global ambassador of the Knix lingerie brand, which promotes the health of women of all ages and at every stage of life. “Today I’m wearing a tracksuit and my Uggs, very Los Angeles. But last night, honey, I had a cut up my tuchus and heel… sometimes I feel powerful in a suit, and sometimes I feel most powerful naked.”

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