"I handle things differently": A conversation about pasts, emotions, and communication

She talks about the importance of personal histories and how they shape people's feelings. She also expresses frustration with her partner's assumption that she is fine when she appears stoic. She discusses her communication issues and attributes them to her upbringing. She emphasizes the need to tell her own story rather than allowing someone else to define it. She briefly mentions her background of living in California with a father from New York and a mother from Arizona.