“I love my mom so much, and I always have, but I was definitely a monster to her a lot during my teen years.”

“Everything is just so much more romantic and real when it's yours and it's private.”

“I can't make eye contact when people sing 'Happy Birthday' to me.”

“I wore a $30 vintage wedding dress for my 8th birthday in an underground jazz club in Seattle. This was what I wanted.”

“I think it works differently for everyone. Some people do amazing things with research, but for me, it just gets convoluted, and I start to think too much.”

“I think when things get hard with your family, it's really easy to want to isolate yourself. The world is so harsh, so when stuff happens outside, you want to go to your family, but when stuff happens inside your family, you sort of start to feel like, 'I'm alone. There is no place I can go to where just nothing will happen to me.'”

“I think a lot of people think I'm either unintelligent because I'm a very happy person and I have a lot of energy or that it's a fake happiness, like fake energy. I completely understand that because it's a lot to handle, and I am a very emotional human being.”

“I love my mom so much, and I always have, but I was definitely a monster to her a lot during my teen years.”

“I would just say that human beings are stronger together. Relying on someone else is not a sign of weakness it shows strength that you're able to accept that you need help. ”

“Laziness in my biggest pet peeve of all time. Get up, make a plan, do the work, and love yourself, people!”