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You Aren’t Past Your Prime.

insights inspiration michelle yeoh resiliency self-acceptance spring wisdom Mar 31, 2023

Did you see the Oscars this year? I was in NYC, and after seeing Little Shop of Horrors, my family returned to our hotel room and turned on the TV immediately, hoping to catch the end of the Oscars.

And that's when we watched Michelle Yeoh's historic win for Best Actress. Of course, seeing someone achieve a dream they worked so hard for always makes me emotional, but this was bigger than that. My eyes filled with tears.

In 95 years of awards given by the Academy, only two women of...