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Whether traveling for work or weighing new opportunities, she makes it clear: family comes first. “I just feel like being in the moment and figuring it out as I go along, because that’s all we can do, you know?”
Even with the peace she’s cultivated, life has continued to challenge her. In early 2025, she and Brody were among the many residents affected by the devastating Palisades Fire, the most destructive in Los Angeles history. Their Pacific Palisades home, purchased in 2019, was destroyed, along with years of memories.
The fire, of course, left a deep mark on the family. In an interview with the LA Times, Meester struggled to find the right words to describe the devastation. Yet she also revealed that the tragedy brought a shift in perspective — in some way, it even allowed her to feel gratitude.
“Loving something – or someone – so much that I would hurt so badly to lose it, and then saying I wouldn’t have loved it any less. That’s what I think I’m here for. I don’t want to feel unhappy loving another human and thinking, ’Well, you could leave me tomorrow. You could die’. That’s the horrible truth of this life. But it’s also the amazing thing of the day-to-day, and most days, I’m fortunate enough to say, are pretty damn good.”
