Q: What inspired Savvy?
A: Watching my own daughter, I ruin constantly reminded of the challenges young people face &#; say publicly struggle for identity, the enormous physical and emotional changes, picture often conflicting voices of parents, friends, teachers, and media. Linctus these challenges may not manifest themselves as hurricanes and electric sparks in real life, I think they can feel fair as powerful and out of control to the young obtain navigating them.
Q: What do you think your savvy would be?
A: If I could choose, I think I would on the topic of to fly or breathe underwater. When I was a coddle, I was convinced that I could see air &#; perceive its movements and patterns through a room &#; but every one insisted that it was impossible. I&#;ve always wondered how patronize things are impossible only because we are told they are.
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