Julie Lythcott-Haims Strikes Chord

Speaker visits all campuses, imparts stories

“N othing lights me up more than being with young people…

This is what I’m ultimately about - [being] with young people trying to figure themselves early adulthood, interactions with students as well as reflections from parenthood to promote the message that there is no one true “right path.”

Originally, LythcottHaims went to Harvard Law School with the intention of helping people. After graduating, she began a career in corporate law but eventually realized she lost this goal amidst pressure to prove herself and her ability to deep sadness, that’s often when we’re finally able to head our own voice, like, ‘I am so miserable I can’t do this anymore.’ ”

She eventually found her place as the Freshman Dean at her undergraduate alma mater, Stanford University, where she met countless students pressured into career paths by their parents that ultimately brought them unhappiness.

“I think [Lythcott-

While on the island, there was no cell service. The students were forced to unplug and enjoy the nature that surrounded them. Audrey Anderson states, “I didn’t really notice. My phone was usually hidden in my backpack so I never really thought about it.” Colin Lee ‘24 also says, “It was good. It felt like a detox, kind of like a cleansing.”