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What advice would you give to your 18-yearold self and other young people?

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To be honest, my 18-year-old self was far from who I am today. Not that I didn’t have a single dream or ambition, but I was a party girl. I had no

I like to look at the world and see that most people have good intentions. There are exceptions, but what is not so great on social media right now is that a lot of different groups are making it so hard for each other. We are going through such a hard time. There is so much uncertaint­y and doubt that I feel the internet has become a space where people feel they can’t speak up about causes they care about because they won’t do it in a correct way. Of course, it’s important to be correct, but right now, cancel culture is hard. But that’s why I was inspired to work on this series, to add something uplifiting and inspiring to the conversati­on.

Yes, you want to throw some positivity into the mix. It’s hard. I got canceled, before I got Covid! Did you

 ??  ?? FOR STABILITY Iza does yoga for her mental and physical health
FOR STABILITY Iza does yoga for her mental and physical health

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