Hailey Bieber Opens Up About the 'Mentally Exhausting' Battle of Dealing with Scrutiny in the Public Eye

Michelle LeeThu, February 19, 2026 at 6:10 PM UTC

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Hailey Bieber is revealing how she deals with scrutiny

The Rhode founder appeared on the Therapuss with Jake Shane podcast, where she opened up about the "mentally exhausting" battle of dealing with wide-scale scrutiny

Bieber talked about how she's learned to protect her peace with boundaries while also leaning back on her people-pleasing tendencies

Hailey Bieber's road to finding a healthy relationship with fame is ever evolving.

The mom and beauty mogul, 29, appeared on an episode of the Therapuss with Jake Shane podcast released on Feb. 18 and opened up about dealing with the scrutiny of being in the public eye.

During the interview, the Rhode founder said it's "mentally exhausting" to appease everyone commenting on her life and that sometimes, it feels like, "what the f--- did I ever do to you? It's that times a millions of people. Then you get caught up in a cycle of constantly trying to prove yourself."

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Bieber admitted that it's still a "struggle" to quiet her people-pleasing tendencies because she wants to be "understood." Over the years, however, she's learned that over-explaining herself gets her nowhere.

"I think it's so easy to misunderstand people and pick things apart, see a tiny sliver of such a bigger picture. I've realized there's no amount of explaining yourself," she said, adding, "It really doesn't make a difference at all."

That's all to say, it doesn't mean that the criticism doesn't "hurt any less," but Bieber has found solace in setting boundaries and protecting her peace. Besides, she's "happy and grateful" to have people around her who can "totally relate to" what she's feeling.

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In the same episode, Bieber also opened up about motherhood since welcoming her little one, Jack Blues, now 16 months, with husband Justin Bieber.

"It is so fun. I always knew I wanted kids; I always wanted to be a mom. And then when it happens, you never know what to expect, and you don't know what it's going to be like. And it honestly, it's so much fun."

When asked by host Jake Shane what is the "one thing" no one warned her about and she wasn't expecting, she replied, "It's a whole bunch of you just don't know what's going to happen until you get there. I think something that I feel did surprise me, though, was I feel like I'm a lot more relaxed as a mom than I thought I would be. I think especially as a first-time mom."

And she hopes that she can grow her family one day. “I definitely do want one more [kid]," she said, "I'm not in a rush, but I definitely want one more. Maybe I'll have four more. Maybe I'll have three. I don't know, I really don't know. I'm just taking it one day at a time.”

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