Drew Barrymore follows '7 healthy habits' on the days she struggles with her appearance

Bang Showbiz on Nov 2, 2025

Published in Women

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Drew Barrymore has a list of "seven healthy habits" to follow on the days she doesn't feel "confident and "attractive".

The 50-year-old actress has admitted she struggles with her self-image, but her therapist, Dr. Barry Michels, helped her come up with a series of self-care measures she can take to feel good again.

She told People: "Everyone said it would be trial and error, and I just went through a lot of error.

"I did not recognise the person I saw in the mirror. I was like, 'Is that the crypt keeper? No, that's me.'"

Drew admitted: "I just didn't feel good about myself."

Her go-to steps include eating cleaner, prioritising sleep, exercising more, and waking up earlier to ease the morning rush with her kids.

Drew continued: "Every time I feel that way, I'm like, 'Okay, buckle down: eat cleaner, prioritise sleep, start exercising a little bit more, and just get yourself back to centre."

On how she does that, she explained: "My therapist and mentor Dr. Barry Michels helped me write out a list of seven healthy habits for me that work, and I just get back to that list.

"It's actually faded over time, and I retrace it with a black pen so I can still read it perfectly because it helps."

She continued: "It's not good to stay stuck and not feeling confident or attractive or good about yourself. So these are just little steps you can take."

The Drew Barrymore Show host - who has daughters Olive, 13, and Frankie, 11, with ex-husband Will Kopelman - always feels better in herself when she wakes up 10 minutes earlier.

She added: "I got a little walking pad that I stuffed under my couch, and now when I eat on the couch, I get on the walking pad for 10 minutes and keep watching my show. I also started waking up 10 minutes earlier because I always felt like the last 10 minutes of getting my kids out the door for school was hell on wheels.

"I was like, 'Okay, you can stay stuck in this s*** pattern, or you can fix it by doing everything 10 minutes earlier and seeing how it feels.' It's still not perfect, but it's a little bit better. Honestly, I should wake up 10 more minutes earlier."