There is an energy in New York that is like nowhere else I've been, and I feel free there, and that is inspiring.

Making excuses and not trying because I was scared were my go-to reactions. Nothing was going to change in my life unless I did something about it.

Women come in all shapes and sizes, and we are what we want to be, not the label that is placed on us.

I live in Brooklyn, New York. It is a melting pot of cultures and people. I walk down the street, and there is art on the buildings and people congregating who have been neighbors for years and events and music and freedom.

A lot of my friends are musicians or artists, and their talent always pushes me to think creatively.

I am constantly trying to figure things out, and writing and decompressing is a way for me to analyze and try and grow and understand.

We are so hard on ourselves, it is unbelievable sometimes. The things we say to ourselves or think about when we look in the mirror are so cruel. We have to look at the power we do have and use it to overcome that voice of insecurity.