Jessica Alba opens up about the REAL reason she left her executive role at The Honest Company

Jessica Alba admitted that stepping down from The Honest Company was a “sad” decision for her.

The 43-year-old actress announced her departure as Chief Creative Officer in April after founding the brand more than twelve years ago.

Alba – who recently celebrated her daughter Honor’s sweet 16 – appeared on the What now? with Trevor Noah podcast Tuesday to explain that she ‘wanted to leave’ [the company] in a good place.’

“When I realized that the company really needed a more streamlined flow, and not the visionary flow, I had to start thinking about what that meant for my role, and it took me a minute to get there,” she said.

“I had to leave it in the hands of where I knew it would be safe and with the right team,” the Honey star said.

The brunette went on to say that she now felt like she could “send my child to college,” noting that leaving the company was a “sad” decision.

“It’s sad because yes, it’s a part of me. It’s a child. So I even like to think about my children during my children’s first day of kindergarten, I cried.

‘You know? It’s like it’s a milestone. I don’t think it’s ever easy,” the star said.

Alba explained to host Noah, 40, that she is once again learning to “sit in silence” and adjust to life after menopause.

“It’s a strange journey when I think about the idea that I can be worthy of love, kindness, or existence without achieving anything. You know?’ said the actress.

‘I remember when I was younger I always felt like I had to have a point. What’s my point? Like: why do I exist? Why did God put me here?

“I doubted that since I was probably three or four,” she continued. “I’d say, ‘What’s my point?’ For my parents? Like, “What’s the point of this?”

“And I think sometimes, maybe my point or our point is to just, I don’t know, sit in silence and breathe. I’m learning how to do that,” she finished.

When Alba announced her departure on social media more than two months ago, she called The Honest Company her “true labor of love.”

“It is with a grateful heart that I step down from my leadership role as Chief Creative Officer twelve years after founding The Honest Company,” she wrote in the post.

‘But from my role on the board I continue to provide strategic advice.’

The 43-year-old actress announced her departure as Chief Creative Officer in April after founding the brand more than twelve years ago; seen in 2011

Alba – who recently celebrated her daughter Honor’s sweet 16 – appeared on the What Now? with Trevor Noah podcast on Tuesday to explain she ‘wanted to leave’ [the company] in a good place’; seen in 2016

The brunette went on to say that she now felt like she could “send my child to college,” noting that leaving the company was a “sad” decision; seen in 2017

‘Equity building has been a true labor of love. From the first draft book I presented to my friends in Mommy and Me class, to ringing the bell at Nasdaq with my family by my side – this journey has been the ride of my life, a journey that only my wildest dreams existed,” she said. added.

“To the entire Honest team, past and present, your unwavering dedication to our mission is the fuel that keeps us going.

“Everyone always says you’re only as good as the people you surround yourself with – thank you for letting me be the best version of myself.” she finished.

Alba’s own history of childhood illnesses also made her want to create a company that would provide alternatives to baby products with potentially harmful ingredients.