56 www.CharlestonWomenPodcast.com | www.ReadCW.com | www.Instagram.com /CharlestonWomen There are as many ways to be a mom as there are mothers in the world. This month, in the thick of our family issue, Charleston Women Magazine is celebrating one of them, a woman who forged a path from Mexico City, through France and around the world to Daniel Island, South Carolina. Launching a successful career before having children may not be the way everyone does it, but for mother-oftwo Ximena Ruiz, it was her way, and she loves the life she’s built. “I’m from a very traditional family in Mexico,” she told us in a recent interview. “We’re kind of conservative, almost like a stereotypical Latin family. But we also had this international chip on our shoulders. We loved traveling and exploring the world.” Ruiz grew up in Mexico City, from which her family traveled frequently. “We learned about Mexico and our culture at home, then gained insights from traveling and learning from other cultures,” she said. She studied psychology for her undergraduate degree in Mexico “Momming” on her Own Terms A story of career and motherhood BY LEAH RHYNE Ximena Ruiz with kids Eva and Nico.
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