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Mýa Explains How Being Celibate for 7 Years 'Shifted' Her Mindset: 'It Was No Longer a Focus'

Singer Mýa broke down her years-long celibacy journey during a July 25 appearance on the 'Way Up with Angela Yee' show, explaining how the self-discipline practice brought more "mental clarity" to her life.

During a July 25 appearance on the Way Up with Angela Yee show, the R&B singer, 44, revealed that she was celibate for seven years, noting that the self-discipline practice brought more "mental clarity" to her life. Mýa hinted that her decision to practice celibacy was influenced by the "semi-sex symbol" label she acquired early in her career, which also impacted her choice to lead a more private life. Mýa's been committed to her self-love journey for years now, according to a previous reveal on Fox Soul's Out Loud with Claudia Jordan, on which she shared that she married herself at the end of 2013.

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