But then when you hit high school you start interacting with the patriarchy. - Tracee Ellis Ross

I didn't see enough examples of different versions of how a woman can find happiness and joy and power and sensuality, sexuality, all of that, without it being through the lens of how I'm seen by a man.

I've always been a person who speaks up. I can't help it. Sometimes the practice for me is – perhaps the exercise today is to not speak up.

Home for me is about safety and embrace. It's about shedding all the external masks that we have to wear out in the world. Home is really about beauty, safety, history. My friendships are home for me. My family is home for me. It's an energetic connection that creates a sense of safety and groundedness, where I don't have to wear any mask. I can just be myself.