{"id":2161974,"date":"2025-11-17T14:29:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T14:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2161974"},"modified":"2025-11-17T14:29:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T14:29:09","slug":"drew-barrymore-gives-advice-on-love-and-chasing-dreams-dear-drew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/drew-barrymore-gives-advice-on-love-and-chasing-dreams-dear-drew\/","title":{"rendered":"Drew Barrymore Gives Advice on Love and Chasing Dreams: Dear Drew"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Drew Barrymore<\/strong><\/a> is a new contributor for Us Weekly<\/em>. Below, the actress, talk show host and businesswoman gives advice to three readers:<\/p>\n

Your questions answered, with love from me to you!<\/p>\n

@lucyhstaples writes:
Dear Drew,
How do you balance chasing your dreams with being practical?<\/h3>\n

Oh, goodness, I might have to ask the question, \u201cWhat is practical?\u201d Because I think we\u2019re talking about a feeling rather than a practice. I think we want to navigate our lives in such ways that we don\u2019t do things that make us feel bad about ourselves. Being practical to me is when I behave in a way where I might be going after dreams, but I\u2019m still able to feel good inside about my level of balance and attention that I\u2019m giving to different areas of my life. Life is messy. So one way to stay \u201cpractical\u201d is to be emotionally rational. And good luck, because it\u2019s not easy. But we try. And we do our best.<\/p>\n

Love, Drew<\/p>\n

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\n Related: <\/span>Drew Barrymore Gives Advice on Forgiveness and Business: \u2018Dear Drew’<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tDrew Barrymore is a new contributor for Us Weekly. Below, the actress, talk show host and businesswoman gives advice to two readers: Your questions answered, with love from me to you! @amatorilove writes: Dear Drew, How can I finally\u2028forgive myself for the person I was and mistakes\u2028I made while in\u2028survival mode? I love this question [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

@magpie6060 writes:
Dear Drew,
Any tips about decorating for the holidays?<\/h3>\n

Find out who you are and commit to that. Are you the tacky, ugly Christmas sweater type? Do you lean into the holidays at all costs and go big or go home? Then do that. Or are you more Etsy and chic and curated? If so, do that and totally express yourself. I love to decorate the tree with my daughters every single year, because I did not have a childhood that was anything like that. I have the cardboard box and all the ornaments that evoke memories of when we got them, and I always play the Peanuts Christmas album when we do this, and it\u2019s one of my favorite things. We must make our traditions especially felt, like they didn\u2019t have enough of them growing up.<\/p>\n

Love, Drew<\/p>\n

@sjhottie5 writes:
Dear Drew,
How do you open up to even consider dating after divorce? I want to, but I\u2019m hesitant.<\/h3>\n

Still haven\u2019t completely. I am still a little surprised and delighted by my path right now. But, please, don\u2019t feel bad about anyone\u2019s timelines for moving forward. Everyone is unique in how we recover from lost love. We must reclaim what we feel is missing and get it for ourselves. And then we will have the capacity to give again. And trust is a big one, too. That can take a long time. And we cannot project anyone\u2019s actions onto someone else. It was not them. It was someone else who you feel fear and pain from. It is you who must heal yourself, and then not project your past onto someone new in the present. These things take time. So give yourself the runway to be able to set yourself up for success \u2014 then you will be coming from a place of strength and not weakness.<\/p>\n

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