#childhood-influences

#childhood-influences

When I was growing up, my mother kept notebooks where she meticulously recorded every dollar our family spent. I would flip through the lines of expenses, horrified at the dollars and cents I'd incurred by just existing.

Trusting ourselves means listening deeply to ourselves, validating our felt experience of life. Our feelings are how life speaks to us—and how we're guided to engage with life.

"If I had been a better dancer, I would have never taken this path, and I wouldn't be where I am today...it was trying to find a way to perform in my own way."

McAvoy reflects on his childhood being raised by his grandparents, asserting that his grandmother's unfiltered approach to life has greatly influenced his own views on masculinity and identity.