We’re all getting older and wiser, right? Or maybe we’re not wise so much as wised-up, able to recognize what wasn’t obvious to us when we were in our teens or in our 20s or 30s. What do you wish you’d known sooner? What would you tell your younger self? Our members share their stories in our blog series, “Dear Me: A Letter to My Younger Self”.
Motherhood and My Real Younger Self by LD October 18, 2020 Berlin I never wanted to be a stay-at-home mom. In fact, I said I would not become a stay-at-home mom. I often used the well-intentioned yet (let’s be honest) condescending phrase “there’s nothing wrong with it of course” in conjunction with my assertion that …
Never a Debbie, always a Debra by Debra Weiner October 11, 2020 Berlin Dear Debbie, “Debbie”—a perfect example of a life characterized by dichotomies. You were named after a family friend, the actress Debra Paget. Would life have been different if you had been called “Debra” growing up? Would the use of your birth name …
oh, maggie may by Maggie May Reflection(s) Oh Maggie May, Youth is wasted on the young. You seem to have all the answers! How I envy your false sense of confidence and righteousness. Or should I say pity it? Don’t forget my darling, history has a habit of repeating itself. Can you …
Finding the Right Balance by Gwen C. September 27, 2020 Berlin What do I wish I’d known sooner? Not to eat so many simple carbs while pregnant with my second son. I had a hard time getting pregnant the first time—due to an undiagnosed thyroid problem, I came to find out—but it was an easy, …
LIVE YOUR BEST LIFE OVERSEAS by Karis Zeller September 20, 2020 Berlin Dear Younger Karis, Something very exciting and life changing is going to happen in your future. Those family trips that you took as a child are going to open doors for you that you might never have believed were possible. When you came …
Tessier’s Tenets by Claudia Tessier September 13, 2020 Berlin Dear Me, I want to share with you what I call “Tessier’s Tenets” to help you in your career development. My mother first introduced many of these to me, and other mentors (mostly women) reinforced and added to them as I gained authority and responsibility in …