Today I sit down with Amaya Askia, who is my cousin (pretty sure 2nd cousin technically), and is only eighteen... but I was curious what her perspective and experience has been like in life so far, for instance; being the oldest of six inter-racial kids, being second mom, growing up in an abusive house, etc. I'm honestly and genuinely excited to say that while Amaya can't speak for her generation as a whole, if she is any indication of how the current youth is processing the unfortunate reality of generational physical, mental, and emotional trauma... then the future is going to be quite amazing!