The one thing my mother instilled in me, well both my parents but specifically my mother - I come from a Muslim country where boys were more wanted than girls so she always made me feel that there is nothing that I couldn't do as well as the boys if not better.

The one thing I know for a fact - some days are bad, some days are okay, and I'll go with it. If it's bad, I stay in and ride the wave and somehow, God gets me through and I'm fine. Dealing with grief doesn't work from one person to the other, it's so personal.

If I feel frustrated in a situation, I take a deep breath and walk away.

I'm quite insufferable about fitness, I suppose. I think it's really important, though I'm not a body nut.

I don't do anything by myself. I have a whole crew to get me ready every day.

I come from Somalia. We start working young, and we understand that kind of life. I would be bored to death not doing anything creative.

If you are an activist, you have to stay active on a daily basis.