How We Support Each Other

"I joke (but really it's out of pride) when I say that Simon was raised in a matriarchy. His family is comprised of sharp, accomplished, take charge, educated women (mother, sister, aunts, and cousins). I tell my friends that I've found my 'tribe' when I describe them."

"Although he's too modest to ever use the term, he is 100% a feminist.  I think it may be his French-Canadian upbringing, but in every sense of the word he is my partner and values my career and my work as much as his own.  We both make an equal effort to support each other professionally, especially as we navigate working from home.  I tend to work later hours than he does, so he takes on cooking and makes dinner and often brings me lunch when I'm still camped out in front of my computer.  (Even as I write this he just snuck in and quietly brought me a glass of wine).  We talk about our careers with each other frequently, both the day to day updates, as well as what our five to ten year plan looks like.  We're both fully committed and transparent about taking the necessary steps, and realigning what is necessary, to fully support the other.  He's my biggest cheerleader, one of my best sounding boards, and I probably would have been living on cereal during the pandemic without him..."