Diane von Furstenberg, 79, says she never felt guilty about choosing work over her kids

Diane von Furstenberg, 79, said she believes she did a good job raising her kids as a working mom.

On Thursday's episode of the "Aspire with Emma Grede" podcast, von Furstenberg spoke about how she managed motherhood while building her fashion empire.

"If you talk to my children, I was never there," von Furstenberg told podcast host Emma Grede. "But if I look at the results, God bless them. They're wonderful, and now they are fully grown-up, parents of adults, and we speak every single day."

Von Furstenberg shares two children with her ex-husband, Prince Egon von Furstenberg, whom she divorced in 1983. He died in 2004.

The fashion designer said she has no regrets about how she raised her kids and that she is "a good mom."

She said she was also more present for them than they gave her credit for: "I think I was more there than they think, and I would never abandon them."

Von Fustenberg said she's also "very proud" of her kids and the parents that they've become.

"For example, Alexander will say that I never went to a game," she said, adding that she simply wasn't interested in attending. "But, as a result, he goes to every game of every child."

Despite juggling her career with raising two children, von Furstenberg said she has never experienced mom guilt.

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