Emily Ratajkowski is in a constant battle with the “voice” of her inner critic.
The 32-year-old model, actress and author – who has been accused of preaching about feminism and empowerment while flaunting her body in modeling shoots and social media posts – says she is also dealing with criticism from a harsh ” “inner voice” has to fight.
She admitted this while chatting with Glamor in a video question-and-answer session, saying when asked to describe her approach to “self-love.”
“My relationship with self-love is complicated. “I think it's a journey and I think that there's an inner voice that you have to constantly nurture in a way that it's a lot of work and it doesn't always come through,” she shared .
When asked how she practices self-love, mother-of-one Emily continued, “I think I've gotten better at catching myself when I have such an opposing voice… and recognizing that I'm talking down to myself .”
Emily Ratajkowski is in a constant battle with the “voice” of her inner critic. The 32-year-old model, actress and author – who has been accused of preaching about feminism and empowerment while flaunting her body in modeling shoots and social media posts – says she is also fighting back against criticism from a harsh ” inner voice” fights;
She admitted this while chatting with Glamor in a video question-and-answer session, saying when asked to describe her approach to “self-love.” “My relationship with self-love is complicated. “I think it's a journey and I think that there's an inner voice that you have to constantly nurture in a way that it's a lot of work and it doesn't always come through,” she shared .
“I think it's something of a philosophy too.” You need to have a broader macro philosophy that is about finding joy in your life and realizing that you are yourself and that this is the only life that They have.
“To realize that you can enjoy the life that has been given to you in this way, you have to like yourself and be kind to yourself.”
In a separate chat for Glamor magazine's issue, Emily opened up about how she's changed her mind about a form of feminism that serves to justify women flaunting their bodies.
She said: “I don't agree with choice feminism (now). “I talked about it when I was in my early 20s, but I correct that in the book too…
“God, I said that because I wanted to protect myself and believe something because the alternative was too frightening and too depressing.”
“And even the story that I told myself or that I talked about with Blurred Lines, that kind of, 'Well, it was fun and it gave me strength,' there were moments like that, yeah.
When asked how she practices self-love, mother-of-one Emily continued, “I think I've gotten better at catching myself when I have such an opposing voice… and recognizing that I'm talking down to myself .”
“But there were moments on set where it was so clear who was in power.”
Emily was referring to her claim in her book My Body that 46-year-old singer Robin allegedly harassed her by groping her in front of the crew and director on the set of Blurred Lines in 2013.
Robin, whose career has faltered after the controversy over the video, has never commented on the accusation and Emily still hasn't heard from him.
This came after she said that her bond with her son and her book were her two greatest achievements.
The pinup raised her son Sylvester as a single mother after giving birth to him almost three years ago with her 36-year-old film producer and former husband Sebastian Bear-McClard – who allegedly cheated on her and is also currently facing allegations of sexual misconduct several women in September 2022.
Emily told Glamor in an online video chat, “I have two things that I consider to be my greatest achievements.”
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“One of them is becoming a mother, and I'm very proud of the everyday successes that I achieve with my son – successes and victories – and just the relationship that I have with him.”
“And then I would say that writing my book was another great achievement for me.”
Emily added that the biggest hurdle she faced as a woman was fighting stereotypical portrayals of women.
She continued, “I think my biggest challenge has been fighting stereotypes and being a multi-faceted person who, you know, can connect with all parts of me, especially in public.”
“I found that very difficult and felt a lot of backlash, so to speak, for the moments where I deviate from my lane, and I would say that's a constant struggle for me, but it's something that I also have.” in my personal life, and I know a lot of friends who face this who aren't famous or in the public eye, so I think it's really about perseverance and staying true to yourself.”