Strong Daughters

A bold, experience-grounded guide for women navigating career, money, relationships, and self-worth—written as intimate letters from a Wall Street professional and solo mother who built a life entirely on her own terms.

What if the most important decisions of your life were not about being chosen by someone else but about learning to choose yourself? This is the wisdom Julie-Ann Tathem wishes she had understood earlier in adulthood. After becoming a solo mother to two daughters at ages forty-five and forty-nine, she began writing letters she hoped her daughters would carry with them when she couldn’t be there to guide them herself.

Strong Daughters explores relationships, money, career, motherhood, identity, self-worth, and faith in a raw, honest dialogue. Drawing on a career in banking and international investing, executive coaching, and spiritual psychology, as well as a lifetime of unconventional choices, Julie-Ann offers practical guidance for navigating an increasingly complex world.

Originally written for her daughters, Julie-Ann’s letters are for any woman navigating life’s defining decisions. Warm, honest, and deeply practical, Strong Daughters offers a fresh perspective on the choices that shape our lives and an invitation to create a life aligned with your own values rather than the expectations of others.