Diane von Furstenberg, 79, said she believes she did a good job raising her kids as a working mom. On Thursday’s episode of the “Aspire with Emma Grede” podcast, von Furstenberg spoke about how she managed motherhood while building her fashion empire. “If you talk to my children, I was never there,” von Furstenberg told
This essay as told is based on a conversation with Lena Koropey, 48, whose mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Koropey’s mother currently lives with her, but Koropey plans to build an ADU in her backyard and move into it. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity. My mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s