Kim Albano

I would say, just kind of like what I say to my daughter, which is listen to your inner voice. Do what gives you joy. Pay attention to how you feel while you're doing your work, right? You're not there to please anybody else. Our internal compass is really important, and we get distracted in life by not listening to that, because there's so much noise. And I would say, get off of social media. That's like the first step. I feel like it's really toxic, so I recommend be around people instead of on your computer, on your phone. That's so important.

What's really important to me is equality and access. I feel like everybody deserves that. I also find it challenging right now in this climate to promote my work because of what's going on in the world. It feels horrifying, and even just posting on social media, I'm like, who cares about this when there are people in detention centers and so much suffering happening? What's happening in our world just stops me in my tracks to move forward. I'm hearing these stories and feeling this frustration with this administration. But at my core, I feel really grateful that I get to do what I do and help people feel good in their body, meeting them where they are.