Jessica Simpson Gets Her Confidence From Her 8 Year Old Daughter
John V.
Posted On September 3, 2020
“I never have to teach my oldest daughter confidence,I learn it from her,” Simpson reveals.
Despite having learned to embrace her imperfections over the years, when Simpson still needs the occasional confidence boost, she turns to one person for inspiration: her 8-year-old daughter, Maxwell.
“I never have to teach my oldest daughter confidence,I learn it from her,” Simpson reveals. “I’ve worked my whole life to really own my flaws and accept things that I cannot change, but Maxwell just owns herself. She’s very determined and confident, and she wants to make other people confident, which is adorable.”
She said her “flaw” is her sking condition, eczema.
Simpson’s mom helped her find an over-the-counter medication to treat her eczema, and it wasn’t until many years later, when she had her youngest daughter, Byrdie, in March 2019 that she experienced another severe flare-up.
Simpson called her doctor, who prescribed her with Eucrisa, and she says her skin cleared up within two weeks as a result. Since then, she’s teamed up with pharmaceutical company Pfizer to spread the word on Eucrisa for other people looking for ways to treat their eczema.
Aside from helping her regain confidence in her appearance, Simpson also appreciates the fact that the ointment is fragrance- and steroid-free. “I love that I can hold my baby without worrying about her having a reaction to [the medication],” she says.
Simpson is no stranger to balancing plenty of personal and professional priorities. In order to juggle all of these moving parts, Simpson reveals that she journals first thing every morning to “feel more grounded.”
In February of this year, Simpson literally shared her journals with the world through her memoir Open Book.
The bestseller details her journey through stardom, covering high-profile relationships, addiction, sexual abuse, motherhood, and more. One of the biggest turning points in the book—and therefore, in Simpson’s life—is when she discusses realizing she needed to give up alcohol in 2017, when she was too “zoned out” to dress her kids for a Halloween party. With that revelation came the “really quick decision” to start therapy, she recalls now.
Simpson notes that she’s currently practicing good habits on her own, since isolation presents new challenges. “I have to remind myself to be patient much more often. That’s a daily journal thing,” she says with a laugh.
“I really appreciate the time we’re spending together because I feel like the older kids would have missed out on so much of Byrdie growing up,” Simpson says. “Her first word was Ace, my son’s name. They’re besties.”
While quarantine has left many people feeling creatively stifled, Simpson says she feels grateful to have a creative outlet with The Jessica Simpson Collection, which she calls “a gift”. Since its origin as a shoe collaboration with Vince Camuto in 2006, the line has grown into the top-selling celebrity fashion empire, now offering accessories and clothing, too.
The Jessica Simpson Collection is nearing its 15-year-anniversary, and Simpson is proud of how the line has embraced inclusivity over the years.
“To be able to reach out to all different types of women—shapes, sizes, personalities, everyone across the board—to embrace all of that and put it all in the line, that’s our goal,” she says. “Showing women that they can be into fashion no matter what size they are and they can be super comfortable in our shoes, even if they’re five-inches tall, that’s our biggest success.”
Simpson may still be on that journey herself, but she’s making sure to help other women find their stride along the way, too.
