05x05 - The Anxious Activist

[bunniefuu]

[rock music playing]

♪ Danger, I'm on the edge of... ♪

-[Bobby] Good job, Tanny.
-Thanks.

[laughs] I'm gonna leave you to get 
the bikes. I'm not willing to do that.

[Karamo] Where have you two been?

-We went to get bikes.
-Oh!

-[Antoni] Nice.
-Yeah.

-Why?
-So we can ride over to Abby's.

-Our new hero.
-[Tan] Love.

-[Karamo] We're riding our bikes?
-Not the whole way.

So, we have a few little videos
to watch about Abby today

to learn about her and her passions.

I love vignettes.
I love backstory packages.

I love little story things. Oh, my gosh.

-Come press play, Bobby.
-Come on.

Come on, boys.

[Bobby] All right, we ready?

-Yeah.
-Yes, we are.

My name is Abigail Leedy.

I'm 17 years old,
and I'm a senior at Central High School.

You all have a choice.

I know it's hard to see it,

but the climate crisis, the floods,
the droughts, the hurricanes,

the fires, the poisoned air and water,

the unlivable future,
the destruction that will follow me.

It starts with people saying
that it's just one small plant 

in one corner of one city.

It starts with votes like this one.

It starts with you.

-[man] Thank you.[/i]
-[woman] Thank you.[/i]

I just love how this generation
is stepping up and saying,

"This is not going to happen anymore,
we're gonna take control."

But I want to learn more about her, Bobby.
Tell us.

[Bobby] All right, guys.

"Abby just graduated from high school,

and is living away from home,
working full-time.

This summer, she's taking a gap year

and working as a fellow
for the Sunrise Movement."

Go, go, go!

We are a youth-led movement fighting
to stop climate change

and create millions of good jobs
in the process.

We love passion. We love movements.
We love drive. Yes, yes, yes.

Okay, come here.

I was really torn between wanting
to focus on school

and feeling really drawn to, like,
spending all my extra time on Sunrise

because this is what made me feel
like I was making a meaningful difference.

"She was nominated by Yvonne, her mother."

Okay.

She is so passionate. She cares so much.

We are gonna go rally
in front of their office.

And so many of these kids
have spent their lifetimes

in a period of uncertainty
and fear, really.

And I think it's amazing that they've
created this movement of youth.

Eighteen, I was trying to figure out how
to decorate my dorm room,

I wasn't thinking about how
to save the planet.

-At all.
-[Karamo] So that's, like,

a big thing to take on
at such a young age.

-[Jonathan] And to be that engaged.
-Yeah.

"Abby lives communally
with eight other young people.

The home is a live-work space where 
they regularly host other activists."

I'm living in a movement house,
which is a collective house

that fellows working
for Sunrise in Philadelphia live in.

-Thanks for doing the dishes, Abby.
-[/i]Yeah, no problem.

"Once a week, Abby has to make
a vegan meal for the house."

I want your opinion on it.

-Pull it out and then we'll look at it.
-[sighs]

-Don't stress. Don't stress.
-[exclaims]

[Yvonne] When Abby is stressed,

she can forget that she needs
to give herself a break,

and I am concerned that she's
not taking enough time for herself.

[Abby] Oh, my God.

[Yvonne]
With all the things that are going on,

she can completely forget to eat.

[Bobby] "Abby's hosting a dinner

where she will be serving vegan dishes
to her housemates

and members
of the Sunrise Movement leadership.

Something that she's never done before."

[Karamo] Yes.

I am hoping that through this week,

she'll learn how important it is
to care for herself.

She can't take the weight of the world
on her shoulders.

Our mission this week,
let's help Abby know her worth

and save the Earth.

-Yeah!
-That's cute.

Right, guys. Let's go!

Let's go save the world!

[theme music playing]

-♪ Better ♪
-♪ All things just keep getting better ♪

[Karamo] Come on. I'll race you!

[Tan] We'll just take a leisurely stroll.

Look at you all being so green.

[Jonathan] I'm down for the cause,
and I'm taking out my top knot, okay?

-We're here!
-Yay!

-[Karamo] Yes!
-[Bobby] So cute.

-Why don't we just put a dry one on?
-Yeah, sure.

[knock on door]

[Bobby] Hello.

-Hello.
-[Abby] Welcome.

[Bobby] Oh, my God, there's a lot of you.

-Hi.
-Hi.

How are you? I'm Bobby.

Hi! Nice to meet you.

Hi. How are you?

[Bobby] How's it going, everybody?

-[Tan] How are you? Nice to meet you.
-[laughing]

-[Bobby] How many people live here?
-[Abby] Eight.

[Bobby]
So, who are the rest of these people?

A lot of people work here.

So, we have, like,
20 people who live in Philly,

and the other house
doesn't have Wi-Fi right now.

-Eww!
-So, we're working here.

-We biked some of the way here.
-Nice.

-It's progress, not perfection.
-We're trying.

I would say that biking is good
because it's really fun,

also, though,

a hundred corporations are responsible
for 70% of global emissions,

so if you do drive, it's not a big deal

because you're not really
causing the big problem.

Oh!

Okay, well that's good to know.

It's also gorgeous, like, core work.
You know?

But I wish I would have known that before 
I took out my top knot, to be honest.

-I'm just kidding. I'm so kidding.
-[laughing]

-We love your house.
-So, introduce us.

-Yeah.
-Introduce us. Who is everybody?

-What does everyone do?
-[Abby] This is Xavier.

-[Jonathan] Hi, Xavier.
-How old is everyone in here?

-Twenty-one.
-Twenty-one.

Twenty-two. Andrew's 25.

When you walk into a house full
of 22-year-old activists, you feel old.

I'm like, "I could be your father.
I could be your dad."

-[Jonathan] Touch your gorgeous waves?
-Yes.

-Oh, my God!
-[laughing]

The energy of Gen Z is so apparent
in this home.

These are youths who feel like

they've been handed this world
that's on fire,

and they've decided to undertake trying
to save it.

So, how many people eat here
on a daily basis?

-[Abby] Sometimes we have, like, 12 or 15.
-[Bobby] Okay.

It depends who's in town.

So, is this space working for 15?

-No.
-No.

Sometimes, though, we eat outside 
on the porch.

Oh, nice.
I love a good front porch dinner moment.

The movement house
is a very important tool for them.

It's a lounge for fellows, for friends,
it's a workspace.

They use it to put together plans
on protests and all kinds of stuff.

But right now, it looks like a house
for wayward kids.

I think now it's time to say goodbye.

Aww.

-I'm gonna miss you.
-Oh!

[Karamo] Bye, everybody.

-Bye.
-Bye.

-Bye.
-Nice to meet you.

I love your scrunchie.

-I know. I like yours, too.
-Aw, thanks.

-Can we chat outside?
-We can. I'll be right back, guys.

-Okay.
-Bye.

-Wow, this is a tall house.
-[laughs] Yeah.

This is my room.

-You share this with one other person?
-Yeah.

-And you have your own bathroom?
-We have a bathroom

that we share with everybody.

There's this thing she says all the time,

that there's only three things
you need to do...

-Yeah.
-...just work, sleep and social time.

Okay. Work, sleep
and find time for yourself.

Yes, but how she always ends it is,

"Because all my friends are in Sunrise,

I only need to work and sleep."

She's deliberately
removing the social time.

-Yeah.
-Got it.

And I think she feels guilty
if she isn't devoting all of her time...

-Yeah.
-...to the movement, which--

I just don't wanna see her burn out.
I'm nervous for her.

[Bobby] I see that this is
very much a communal home.

-Yeah.
-And the bedrooms are more--

Not necessarily transient, but they are.

-They are very transient.
-They're kind of a stopover.

It's less like my room and more like
the place where I am right now.

Yeah, so my thought was

I put all my time
and effort in downstairs.

-Yeah. That sounds great.
-Yeah? Okay.

Making a space for Abby this week
that's just for her

doesn't really make sense.

She's only in the house
until her fellowship ends.

So, I really wanna focus

on making the first floor really work

for present occupants and future.

[Antoni] Rusty.

These cabinets are very 1990.

I hope she's not using that hand soap
on her face.

[Tan laughs] Definitely not-- not great.

-[Antoni] I guess that's not functional.
-[Bobby] Not at all.

[Jonathan] Come on, just try it on.
It's beyond cute.

[Tan] All right.

Considering she doesn't
really get dressed up,

she's got a lot of print in here.

I'm not a size four.

[Antoni] Okay, so this is your kitchen.

Mm-hmm. Yeah.

-You look nervous in your own kitchen.
-[laughs] Um...

I didn't ever cook at home.
My dad is a retired chef.

That's nice. So there was always 
a nice home-cooked meal.

Yes, I was super super lucky.

-What does your mom do?
-My mom is a professor.

She's, like, a researcher
in the school of public health.

-Oh!
-Yeah.

-She's super cool.
-She's awesome.

-She's so cool.
-Okay. Do you have siblings?

-Yeah, I have a little brother. He's 16.
-Aww.

We're really good friends.
It's really nice.

because you get
to have that sense of community

It's so fitting that you ended up here

because you get
to have that sense of community

and, like, people supporting
and taking care of each other.

Yeah.

You guys take turns,
you prepare meals for everybody?

Yeah.

You're holding your hands together
like you're already nervous.

[exclaims]

[laughs] I was just thinking about 
having to prepare a meal for everybody.

It gives you anxiety a little?

It's just really hard 'cause you're
the only person making dinner.

-Yeah.
-And if you make it and it sucks...

-Well, you don't wanna disappoint.
-Yeah.

-Abby has this very nervous disposition.
-[laughs]

[Antoni] Cooking should be something
that's pleasurable and enjoyable.

It's a little moment in time
where you can just sit there

and focus on one thing.

She sees it as a stressor.

That's the last thing she needs
in her life right now,

is another thing to stress about.

Are you an anxious person?

Yeah.

I would--
I've been told that I seem anxious.

-Hmm.
-I think that probably is because I--

Yeah, I am. I'm pretty anxious.

Gotcha.

I don't want to make it negative,
but like, she's stressed as f--

I love a good found or used moment,

but these are just dirty.

[Jonathan]
So tell me. You're gorgeous, Abby, and...

You literally gave me
an asymmetrical eyebrow when I said that.

-[laughs]
-You are!

But I just wanna hear a little about you
and like, what happens for you here.

Yeah, well...

I have my toothbrush.

Yes.

I have my toothpaste.

Yes.

I brush my teeth here.

-Yes.
-Um...

[clicks teeth]
That is about it for this space.

Can we just take your hair down
and look at your cut for a second?

'Cause I know you don't wanna spend
a ton of time doing your hair.

You have great, kind of a little bit
of a wavy texture to it.

I kind of wish that you had
a little edge to the hair,

where it was like, "If you come
for the environment, I'll come for you."

-Whoo!
-Oh, I love that!

-[Tan] Hello, love.
-[Abby] Hi.

-[Tan] I have questions.
-[Abby] Okay.

I saw you speak.
Is that what you're doing daily?

You're going out there
and you're speaking or no?

No, I have meetings with people

who are doing, like, local work in Philly.

-Okay, great.
-Like, a partner that we're working with

or other organizers.

When you're in meetings,
do you feel like, "Yeah, I fit in,"

like, "I belong here?"

[laughs] Not usually.

Okay.

I think sometimes people don't notice
that I'm much younger,

but sometimes they do,
and I always notice a lot.

-Yeah.
-I always walk in and I'm like, "Oh..."

I will say your clothing looks young.

I like these clothes. They're comfortable.

But I think that finding clothes
where I feel more of a badass.

-Yeah. I found these next to your bed.
-Oh.

When were these taken?

Yeah. This was prom.

-[Tan] Okay.
-And this was homecoming.

-[Tan] I love the dress.
-Yeah.

Tell me, when was the last time
you felt pretty?

It was prom,

-and then before that, homecoming.
-[laughs] Okay, good.

I don't know.
I think I usually don't think about

-if I feel pretty or not.
-Okay.

Do you feel like you won't
be taken seriously if you're feminine?

I think it's-- yeah, maybe a little bit.

-Yeah.
-And, like,

people don't really take women
that seriously,

and it's hard to be a young woman
who's, like, very obviously a young woman.

I love that you're a strong woman,

and I wanna put you in things
that would be perfectly appropriate

for you in any room
so that we really can empower you

to do even more great work.

Yeah.

-You are a fan of AOC. I hear that.
-Yeah.

She looks b*mb.

-[laughs] She does. I know.
-Dope. b*mb.

She's not dressing sexually.

-Right.
-She wants to feel powerful.

-Be honest. Do you want that?
-I would prefer that. [laughs]

You are a leader,
why wouldn't you dress like a leader?

Yeah.

You always know it's a teen,
early-20-something

when you have
the obligatory hanging Christmas lights.

[Bobby] Or the set of Stranger Things.[/i]

♪ Let's go upstairs ♪ Whoo![/i]

Your roommate shared with me
your sort of motto.

-Oh.
-[laughs]

Well, it is true if--

So you need, like, sleep time, work time
and social time,

but if you are friends with
and love spending time with all

of the people that you are working with,

work time is like social time.

Got it.

[laughs] So, you only need work time
and sleep time.

Yeah.

Because we don't have, like,
a structured, like, workday,

it's hard to, like, turn it off.

It's a lot of responsibility.
Like, we all have, like, a lot of work

that we're responsible for getting done.

But sometimes, I think especially I'm,
like, really prone to feeling overwhelmed.

-And, like,
-Yeah.

every time you mess something up,
you're like,

"Whoa, did I just, like, stop our chances
of, like, stopping climate change?"

Yeah.

Abby is feeling a lot of pressure.

Feeling as if she has to take on
this entire movement by herself.

And that's maybe not even that
so much as like,

"If I do this right,

we're so much clo-- like, we get closer."

But I get it.
I'm getting anxiety just being here.

-Thanks for sharing.
-Yeah. Oh, thank you.

[Jonathan] I feel very much proud of you,
and we haven't even done anything yet.

-[Abby] I am excited. I'm like...
-Good.

a little-- I don't know,
I have no idea what's gonna happen.

-We want you to have fun. You're 18.
-[Antoni] Yes.

Like, I really want you
to have a fun week.

We'll learn stuff, but let's have fun.
Let's make that our core.

-Love that.
-[Jonathan] Yeah.

We should bring it in. Sunrise.

[all] Three, two, one.

Sunrise!

♪ Yeah, it's all good
And getting even better ♪

The fact that Abby's motto is
"Work, sleep, socialize,

but I don't have to socialize
because all my friends are at work,"

is a problem.

There has to be work-life balance,

and I want her to realize 
that she's young,

and she needs to find moments
for having fun.

♪ Make it last forever ♪

Often, in order for people
to really take you serious,

you need to look
like you've got yourself put together,

so I want to make this place look
like the organized movement

that the Sunrise Movement actually is.

[Antoni] Making food for other people
in Abby's life right now is a given.

It's something she has to do.

So why not turn it into something
that's enjoyable?

I want to show her
how she can do that for herself.

There is nowhere that it is written
that an activist must not be feminine.

I want Abby to see her femininity
as her power,

definitely not her hindrance.

[Jonathan] Abby is 18 years old,
and I want her to realize

that she does not have to come
at her personal appearance

from a place of fear
and of other peoples' judgment.

-♪ It's all good ♪
-[man] [/i]Yeah!

[Bobby] How's it going?

[Abby] I love your shoes. So cute.

[Bobby] Thank you.

[Abby] Whoa!

Hey, Mike, how's it going?

I know you guys use the house to live,

-use the house to work.
-Yeah.

Do you also want to eventually
use the home to, like,

have, like, meetings and have press over?

Yeah. As a movement,

we are, like, so organized
and so structured,

but, like, if you walk
into our house right now,

-you really can't see that.
-Right.

It needs to look
like a serious organization.

-Right.
-And right now...

-[laughs] Yeah. Very messy.
-...it looks not even like a frat house.

The thing that I love about this
is because of its size,

I can fit two of them.

-Oh, okay.
-What I also like about this...

-Yeah.
-...is it's a daybed,

so if you have more movement members
that need to crash for the night...

Yeah, that's fantastic.

-[Bobby] What do you think of this?
-This is beautiful.

I kind of like that it's marble, too.

It's like, very earthy.

-It's kind of funky, late 80s.
-Yeah.

I think it'll look very cool

with the mixed-use, mixed-look
that I'm going for in your house.

-in your house.
-Yeah.

What was it that made you want to do this?

It was really hard for me to be like--

to, like, see what was going on
in my community

and, like, know what was going on
in the world.

You know, like, 70 years from now,

summers are supposed to be
ten degrees hotter.

Seventy years from now,
all the people who, like,

made it so the summers
are gonna be that hotter will be dead,

and I'm going to be, like,
an old person living with that.

-Yeah.
-And to also know

that I could be making a real difference

with this, like, terrible thing.

You know, it's very commendable.
Not many people can do that,

which is why I wanted to find places
that we could recycle, reduce, reuse.

-Definitely. Yeah.
-You know?

This one is long enough
to go along the whole wall...

-Yeah.
-...against the window.

And then this one we can cut in half,

-and it can go along the side.
-Okay. Wow. Yeah.

-And that way, you can fit tons of people.
-Oh, my gosh.

And I asked

-your friends to come help us resand this.
-That's wonderful.

[Bobby] What's up, guys?

You don't have to consume new things
to make your home look great.

You can start here with me.

By using used and repurposed stuff,

you can still stand by your ideals.

You can make a positive impact
on the environment,

and you can really achieve
beautiful sustainable living.

-Oh, my God. What in gay hell?
-[bell rings]

-Oh, my...
-[laughing]

Hi.

Is that a bicycle built for two?
Where are we going?

-Where are we [/i]going?
-[Bobby] Oh, I figured.

You're done here.

-Okay.
-All right. Bye.

[Antoni] I'm taking Abby to our next spot.

-Have you ever ridden one of these before?
-No.

Same.

-[Abby] All right, ready? Let's go.
-I got you.

-[squeals, laughs]
-I got you.

-This is a good area.
-Yeah, it's super cute.

[Antoni] Yes, the world needs Abby
and activists like her

to do what they do.

-It's overwhelming. It's like E.T.[/i]
-[laughs]

[Antoni]
But I don't want her to burn out, either.

I want Abby to have fun.

Abby needs to remember that she's also 18.

-Look at us, we're learning new things.
-Whoo!

[Antoni] She's gotta have a good giggle 
every once in a while.

-[laughs] Whew!
-Okay, we made it.

-Let's go.
-[laughs]

-Hi.
-Hello, my dear, how are you?

-I'm good, how are you?
-[Tan] Hi.

Okay, you guys, this is Eili and Kylie.

-Hi.
-Hi.

This is Eili's store.
It's beautifully curated. I'm obsessed.

I've already been pulling some stuff,
so what I'm gonna do is this:

Abby, you're gonna be with me
for a few minutes.

Ant, I've pulled
some gorgeous looks for you.

I've set it all up, but will you guys
show him where it is?

-Great. Thank you.
-Thank you so much.

[Antoni] Awesome.

-Cool. Hi.
-Hi, my love.

What are you thinking?

Who's that girl that you have in mind
when you're shopping?

Oh, I'm sort of thinking,
"Well, this is, like, really cute,

but like, will I feel, like,
comfortable in it?"

-Okay.
-Yeah.

If you were
to get slightly more dressed up,

do you think that people
within your community would

have any negative thoughts 
about you getting a bit more dressed up?

I think that I would worry about that.

I can imagine. If you get to the point

where you're trying things on
that actually feel like the real you...

-Yeah.
-...instead of hiding away,

you might find
that people really embrace it.

My biggest concern, Abby,

is that you kind of want
to feel invisible in your clothes.

-Yeah.
-But you're trying to lead a movement,

and so, you wanna do yourself every favor

by feeling the best you possibly can
about who you are, what you are.

That I dress appropriately,
that I feel respectable and respected.

We are living
in a wonderful time in the US

where women are taking power

and they are not chucking
their femininity out the door.

If you don't have strong sense of self,

you're not prepared for this.

I don't want Abby to hide away.

I want her to be able
to dress the way she wants dress 

and use that in her arsenal.

Okay.

-Yacht.
-[Tan] Yeah.

Mykonos.

-That's the one.
-Love you guys.

-Leaving you guys.
-You out?

All right.

Hey, be careful.

There's gonna be a lot of car accidents
when you step out in that.

-[Antoni] Goodbye.
-[laughs]

Right, you ready to try on?

-Yeah.
-Okay, good.

Abby, you ready?

[Abby] Yep.

Let's see.

Gorge.

-Gorge. Okay.
-[laughs]

This is something for work.

This is something you could wear
outside of work,

just to make yourself feel the pretty
that you were feeling

in the pictures that I saw.

I like the pattern a lot,

and the fabric is really fun.

I could see myself wearing it
if I was, like, going out with my friends.

-Like a picnic or something.
-Good.

Yeah, it feels pretty. I feel like,
"Yeah, I'm gonna wear this dress,

-what are you gonna do about it?"
-[laughs]

All right. Now you can get
into your second look. Thank you.

Hey.

Oh, it's so good.

Yeah. I really like it.

I love it.

-[Abby laughs]
-Okay, wait. Finishing touches.

-Let's take your earrings out.
-Okay.

[Tan] Let me give you something else.

I do really love earrings.

-You do? That makes me happy.
-Yeah.

I wear them most days.

-Oh, good.
-It's a really easy way to...

A really easy way to show your personality
without going super bold.

-Yeah.
-Tell me what you see.

Um...

-I look like I know what I'm doing.
-Yeah, you do.

Do you ever put your hair up?
Can I just see you with it up?

Yeah.

If I saw someone dressed like this
at a meeting,

I would be intimidated [laughs]

Or I would say,
"Wow, she looks really confident."

-I should listen to that person.
-Yeah. [laughs]

You can be fighting for the planet
and dress sustainably,

without having to sacrifice being stylish,
fashionable and professional.

So, next time when you look in the mirror,
and you think,

"Am I looking too feminine?
Am I looking too pretty?"

There's no such thing.
If it makes you feel good, go for it.

You're a strong woman. Show them.

Yeah.

-[Karamo] Wanna skip?
-[Abby] Yeah.

[laughing]

[Karamo] Why not skip in city hall, right?
It's the best thing.

[Abby] Yeah.

[Karamo] This is a normal spot for you
because you're always out here...

-Yeah.
-...making things happen.

After our conversation,

I realized,
with the career you're choosing,

you're taking on a lot.

Abby is 18 going on 47.

Everything is about her job.

Her life, where she lives, her joy.

If somebody had said to me,

"Do you see yourself
tandem bike-riding with Antoni?"

I would've said
that you might've been on dr*gs,

-but that sounds fun.
-Yeah.

-It was fun though, right?
-Yeah.

It just showed you, like, you don't know
where life is gonna take you next.

-No.
-And that's okay.

Yeah.

What I want her to do is figure out how
to deal with feeling stressed,

feeling anxious
and how to find time for herself.

I invited somebody here to talk
with us a little bit.

-[Abby] Oh, okay.
-[laughing]

[Karamo] We're gonna skip everywhere.

This is who I invited.

Hi.

-Hello.
-Hi.

[Helen laughs] Good to see you.

-So you obviously know who this is.
-Yes.

-She is like-- oh, my God. Such a badass.
-[laughs]

On the streets, like,
fighting for her community,

and then she became a city councilperson.

This is someone who's been
where you're at.

[Helen] Part of being around activism
and organizing

is that it's a journey
rather than a destination.

And that's life itself, you know.

But ultimately, there is a lot
about politics and about movements

that can take people in
because it's so consuming

because it's hard to not feel
like you're trying to save the world

-each and every single day.
-Amen.

Movements need energy,
and they need new ideas

to kind of evolve and grow.

And so your ability to free other people--

It's like a Toni Morrison thing,

but your ability to free other people
relies on you yourself also being free.

You live and work in the same space.

[laughs]

-And that is difficult for anyone.
-Yeah. Yeah.

That's why people go home.

-But for you, you're there.
-[Abby] Yeah.

And I don't wanna take away from that,
but while you're there,

you have to know how to remove yourself
so you can find joy.

Yes, I'm a young activist,
and I'm going out there

and stopping predatory gambling
or saying no to a baseball stadium,

in downtown Chinatown,

but also, I'm raising my own kids

-and doing things I love...
-[Abby] Yeah.

...like martial arts,
or, you know, running.

At the end of the day,
it can't be all about the movement.

Yeah.

I want Abby to realize that
if she wants a career in helping people

and creating change,
she has to take care of herself.

There has to be balance in your life.

Did you think you'd be skipping
around city hall with me?

-No.
-[laughing]

-Was it fun, though?
-Yeah.

Good, good.

You're doing amazing work,
and there has to be joy and hope in that,

-but it also is stressful.
-Yeah.

-When you start to feel the anxiety...
-Yeah.

...what do you start to feel?
What does your mind start to tell you?

I think I just get overwhelmed.

It's like there's too many things
and not enough time,

or, like, I'm not good enough
at what I'm doing,

or, like
I'm not gonna get everything done.

Or I'm not gonna do it well enough.

You are enough, and you have enough time.

Yeah.

I feel like I do know this,
I just can't, like...

When it comes to self care,

we have to find joy

-outside of our jobs.
-Yeah.

I know. Oh.

-So let's go do something else fun.
-Yeah.

-Are we gonna skip now?
-Yeah, we'll skip.

[laughing]

This-- Ooh. Planter?

They're for outside.

They can grow their own herbs.

The cabinet color came out really great.

All right. It's coming along.

[both] Bye.

-[gobbles]
-[snorts]

[rooster crows]

[Abby] This is brand-new to me.

-So, you've never been to Greensgrow?
-No.

-But your best friend works here.
-My best friend works here.

-[laughs]
-I love that.

-They have, like, awesome tomatoes here.
-Oh.

-Oh, my gosh.
-We have our own little station here.

-Isn't this cute?
-Wow!

Nobody needs anxiety in their life.
Abby certainly does not need more of it.

I want to change the experience
of preparing food

and turn it into something
that's enjoyable.

I was really inspired
when I got here to Philly.

Chef Mike Solomonov makes this wonderful--

It's a twice-cooked eggplant.

-Yum. Okay.
-It's 100% vegan,

-cheap and cheerful.
-Yeah.

We wanna feed a crew, great leftovers.

-Yeah.
-We're gonna make a simplified version.

Awesome.

Abby has to feed a big crowd
at the end of the week.

So, we have our rice with our lentils.
There's strands of onion in there.

I wanna show her how to use ingredients
that she's already familiar with.

But turn them into something special
and a little bit different.

So, the thing with eggplant--
This is a really good trick.

You basically salt it generously...

-Mm-hmm. Okay.
-...on either side.

And what the salt is gonna do

is force the eggplant
to get rid of a lot of its moisture,

and that's gonna help with removing
that whole sliminess component, you know.

You're gonna see these nice little beads
of moisture that form over it.

-Okay.
-Then all you do is just brush them off.

And then you have 
these beautiful pieces...

-Wonderful.
-...that are all ready to go.

Next up, put the eggplant in the oil.

Just put a single layer.

-We don't want to crowd it too much.
-Yeah.

-Look how beautiful.
-Yeah.

Like, don't worry about it
getting that dark.

[Abby] Okay.

[Antoni] We want it to get nice
and crispy like that.

A lot of us are intimidated
about going into a kitchen

'cause we don't know what we're doing.

Cut these up into little cubes, basically.

Okay.

But it starts somewhere.
It starts with one single recipe.

Sometimes with one ingredient.

-No stress.
-[laughing]

Okay, let's see how we did.

Mmm! It's so good.

The eggplant is amazing.

-Isn't the eggplant nice?
-Mm-hmm.

-You think you can make this?
-I think so.

-Yeah. [laughs]
-Yeah?

Maybe I'll have to enlist one 
of my housemates to help me, but...

If that makes you more comfortable,

maybe it's something nice
that you can enjoy

with a housemate while you're making it,

-and just interacting with somebody,
-Yeah.

and not check out,
but I guess check in, you know?

I think they're gonna
be pretty damn impressed.

[laughs]

[upbeat music playing]

[Jonathan] This is Moko.

This is such a cute salon
that I'm really excited to show you.

-After you.
-[loud beeping]

I love a subtle trash can beep.

-It's gorgeous!
-[Abby laughs]

-Monique. Thanks for having us.
-Thank you. Welcome to Moko.

-You bet.
-[Jonathan] Namaste.

-We love you.
-Namaste to you, too.

[Jonathan] She carries lines.

They're all organic
and sustainably sourced,

which is fierce.

I want to introduce Abby to some
of my personal care friends

that are very non-toxic and, like,
great for the environment

and, like, reduce plastic and waste.

I love you in a bob,

you know, chin to collar bone continues
to be the gift that keeps on giving,

but I do feel like the bottom of it,
it's just, like, a little tiny bit bulky

-It's a little teensy-weensy bit heavy.
-Oh, yeah.

Just take a bit of the weight out
so that these little baby waves

-can live their best life.
-Cool.

I wanna cut it so that it can air-dry
and just look amazing.

-That sounds great.
-Yeah.

I love this.

-It's gonna be even cuter when I'm done.
-Oh!

I'm so excited for you to vote.

-It's your first election, right?
-[shouts] Yeah.

We have a huge voter registration campaign
in the fall,

and I'm so pumped about it.

[Jonathan]
I know that Abby is 18 years old

and is more aware on the issues
that our world is facing

than a lot of people will ever be
in their whole life.

[Abby] Wait, so who is Liza Minnelli?

[Jonathan] Liza Minnelli? Wow.

[laughs] I'm sorry.

Um, wow.

Although, we also need to know
about, like, Liza Minnelli.

We also need to know about Judy Garland.

We need to know about,
like, Barbra Streisand, honey.

Funny Girl. She's hilar.[/i]

[laughs] Have you ever seen Sister Act?[/i]

No, what's that?

-Oh, my God. Jesus Christ.
-[laughs] I'm sorry!

Seriously, you have to know
about Sister Act 1 [/i]and 2.[/i]

And they hide her in a convent of nuns,

and they've got a choir,
but the choir can't sing,

but you see, she's been a performer
in Vegas for decades, honey,

and she's got something to share,

and that's the gift of song,

so she becomes the conductor

and turns them into this sick choir.

And then, in Sister Act 2,[/i]
she helps, like, Lauryn Hill,

Jennifer Love Hewitt

and all these other people

-win the all-state singing competition.
-[laughing]

Thus saving their parochial
Catholic school from imminent closure.

[laughing]

I don't know how I missed that.

-Me either, girl.
-Sister Act?[/i]

You were too busy learning--
or, like, saving the world.

Your haircut looks amazing. Perfect.

I wanted to give Abby
a high-velocity glam look.

This is Sanaj. We love Sanaj.

Hi, nice to meet you.

[Jonathan] I wanted to give her
contour, layers, levels.

I wanted to show her everything.

I want her to realize that she is allowed
to express herself however she wants to.

I love her either way.

I just wanna show her
that she has options,

and I feel that after this week,
she knows that she does.

-All right, my gorgeous darling.
-[laughs]

This is just, like, really a look
that says, like,

"Get out of my way, climate change,
I'm saving the world."

-Are we ready to see the new Abby?
-Yes.

All right, here she is.

Oh! [laughs]

Wow.

Wow.

You can get all up in it,
if you wanna see.

I love it.

The waves are so beautiful.

-They work.
-Yeah.

What do you feel?

Good for special occasions.

Yeah. This doesn't have to be, like,
you're just, gonna do a normal day thing.

And really, all I want you to do
on a daily is, like,

a tiny bit of hair balm on your wet hair,

-and, like, some sunscreen on your face.
-Okay.

-Like, that's it.
-Yeah.

Maybe a toothbrush,
a little floss or something, but yeah.

-We can do that.
-Love you. Give me huggies.

Thank you.

Say no to climate change
and say no to frizz.

[woman vocalizing]

♪ I'm on my way back home ♪

♪ Back home, I'm on my way ♪

♪ Back home ♪

I feel like we've formed our little ritual
with this tandem biking.

-[Abby laughs] I know.
-I'm gonna miss this.

Oh, my gosh.

-[gasps]
-Hey, boys!

[Abby exclaims, laughs]

[all] Hi.

Oh, my God!

How's it going?

Don't mind me.

-Hi, sweetie.
-Hi.

-Oh, my gosh.
-[Bobby] Hi.

-[Abby] Hi.
-Hi, beauty.

-Hi, gorgeous.
-[Abby] Hi. Sorry.

It's okay.

-Hi.
-I love your baby bun.

[Abby] Thanks.

Wow, it's so beautiful.

[Bobby] Everything is nice and white 
and clean now.

[Abby]
Oh, wow! Are these all pepper plants?

-Peppers.
-[Karamo] What's this?

[Abby] Oh, my gosh. Wow!

-Ready to see more? Shall we?
-Yes.

[Bobby] After you.

Oh, my God!

-[Tan] Love that.
-[Jonathan] I'm shook.

Oh, my God!

[gasps]

This is our house. [laughs]

Oh, my God!

Oh, my gosh, this is so beautiful.

[laughing]

Here's the table.

[Abby gasps] Oh, my God.

-You can fit so many people at this table.
-[Bobby] There's another leaf as well

-that makes the table even bigger.
-[Abby] So you can go...

Oh, my gosh.

We can have so many great dinners here.

-[Fab 5] Yeah!
-[laughing]

[Jonathan]
Bobby, I have to say, you went off.

-[Abby laughs]
-[Tan] It's so well done, Bobby.

[Abby] It's so beautiful.

These were just regular floor bookcases,

and we repurposed them
and put them on top of this credenza.

Wow! Is that a dishwasher?

-Yes, it's a scratch and dent piece.
-[Abby] Oh!

[Bobby] It had some dents on it,
so nobody wanted it,

so now, you have a working dishwasher,
and you can use less water

-to do your dishes.
-Yes.

-That's really incredible.
-[Abby] Yeah.

[Bobby] I really hope the Sunrise Movement
can see that they can set an example

for the world and everyone
that walks into their home

that you can make a nice, lovely,
warm, comfortable home

and do it with all used stuff.

-[Tan] Isn't it lovely?
-[Abby] Yes.

You guys had this in a very small form
over on the other wall

and that inspired me
to make it an art piece in your home

and do it even bigger.

Every time somebody visited,
we had them choose the color

that, like, best represented them
and sign their name and the date.

And now, every time people come over,

-this is your guest book.
-Yes.

-[Jonathan] It's just really gorgeous.
-[Tan] Yeah, it's lovely.

I feel like when you're
in a really cluttered space

-it's hard to completely relax.
-[Bobby] Yep.

And I feel like it's gonna
be so much easier to really...

-[Bobby] Yeah.
-...chill down here now.

[Abby laughs] Oh.

We're gonna climb Mount Everest together.
Forever.

[Abby gasps, laughs] Wow!

[Jonathan]
I chose all products that are non-toxic,

-clean or small.
-Yeah.

This has a dehydrated
quinoa protein in it

that acts as a UVA and UVB filter,

so this is like, literally,
sunscreen for the hair,

-which I love.
-Very fun.

So, I'm just gonna spray it into my hands

and then just kind of come in
and scrunch it into your hair.

And then you just basically
let it air-dry.

I love how this looks, though.
Do you like?

Yes. I love it so much.

-The hair's gorgeous.
-[Jonathan] Isn't it?

Gorgeous. Now we need
to balance the look out completely.

-[Abby] Yeah.
-Can I see?

-[Jonathan] Pretty, right?
-Oh, Jackie.

-[Jonathan] It's easy.
-So easy.

Beautiful and so very young. Love.

-Okay, will you come with me?
-[Abby] Yes.

-Thank you. Bye, Jackie.
-[Jonathan] Bye, queen.

Okay, my love. 
I want you to see your new closet space.

Oh, my gosh.

[Tan]
I love "Oh, my gosh." Go and have a look.

-Wow.
-So, everything here is either thrifted,

-Oh.
-vintage or sustainably sourced.

They're from brands that are sustainable.

[Abby] This is so beautiful.

-Yay!
-[gasps] Oh, my gosh.

[Tan laughs] You like it.

[Abby] I love it.

[Tan] I'm so glad you like it.
Okay, so I shall I show you first?

There's nothing in here
that you can't potentially wear

when you're either going canvassing
or going to speak in front of other people

and you look a little more dressed up.

-Sound good?
-Wow, those are so pretty.

Skirts. Obsessed with this.

Nothing's too short.

-Yeah. Wow, this is beautiful.
-Isn't it so nice?

And it's nice, 'cause it's, like, navy,
so I'm wearing a skirt,

-but it's a little--
-Yeah.

-It could be corporate or professional.
-Yes.

-Do you wanna try some stuff on?
-Yeah.

Everyone! It's Tan France!

-[Antoni] Yeah!
-Boys, you ready?

-Yeah.
-Yeah.

[Tan] All right, my love.
Will you join us, please?

-[Antoni] Aww, so cute!
-[applause]

Oh, my gosh, your bouncy waves.

Look at her!

-[Antoni] So cute.
-Doesn't she look beautiful?

-I love that dress, queen.
-That's an adorable dress.

Abby wants to look professional.
She wants to command a space,

but still feel like herself.

You look gorgeous in that dress.
I really like that.

-Falls really beautifully--
-I'm such a badass.

-[laughs] Yeah, you--
-I'm ready to go

tell some fossil fuel CEOs where to go.

-Yeah!
-Yeah!

-[Abby] Ooh!
-[Antoni] There you go.

[Tan]
You can do a full-on walk if you'd like.

Yes. [laughs]

-[Jonathan] Yes!
-[cheering]

-Yeah!
-Yay! Yeah!

[Tan] You look the cutest.

-Okay, boys. Final look.
-[all] Yeah!

-[Antoni] So nice.
-[Karamo] Gorgeous!

-Love.
-Still youthful.

-[Tan] Still very youthful.
-[Bobby] It's more professional.

-[Karamo] And very strong.
-Yes.

-[Karamo] Good job.
-[Antoni] A profesh skirt, a casual top,

it's like the right balance.
It's still you.

Do you feel like you won't be
kind of undercut for the way you look?

I mean, definitely more difficult not 
to take me seriously.

-Yeah.
-[Tan] Absolutely.

I always feel like, with work,
really put together with what I'm doing,

But now I feel like you can tell
how put together I am

-just by looking at me.
-Yes.

[Abby] I feel like I've grown a lot,

and I'm really excited
to jump back into my life

in a much healthier and more positive
and, like, more productive way.

I truly do believe in you.

And I'm super excited to see
where everything is headed for you.

Finding joy in yourself is the first step
in changing the world for the better.

-Perfect.
-[Karamo] What I'm excited about

is the stress-free Abby...

-Sweet.
-[Abby] Yay!

...who's ready to take on the world
but is also finding time for herself.

[Antoni] You're gonna do it. You're gonna 
be great. It's gonna be awesome.

-I'm really excited.
-I'm so excited.

[Karamo] She has a bright future.

I feel very confident about our world
if Abby's leading it.

I've loved this week with you.

You are an angel.

You've opened up your space to us
and yourself to us.

And that's the only reason
it's gone so well,

is because you were so willing
to learn and teach us at the same time.

-I've loved seeing you this week. Truly.
-Thank you.

And I can't let you guys leave
without finding your color

-Oh!
-and signing.

-[Karamo] Are we getting to sign?
-Yes!

-Okay, great. Love to.
-You were guests in our home.

-[Karamo] I'm down.
-[Antoni] Let's do it.

[Jonathan] Yes.

[Bobby] All right, Abby. On that note...

-[Abby] Give me a hug.
-You're amazing. Oh!

Tell everybody what your mantra is now.

I am enough, and I have enough time.

-Boom!
-Yeah!

-There you go.
-Such a good mantra.

-[Karamo] There you go.
-Goodbye, my love.

-Have so much fun tonight. Bye.
-I will.

-I'm so excited. Thank you so much.
-Thank you.

-Love that mantra.
-[Abby laughs]

-Love you to pieces, queen.
-Bye.

Bye.

[Bobby] Let's go, guys.

-Bye, Abby.
-Bye!

-Oh, no!
-[Jonathan] Bye, Abby. We love you.

-Bye.
-Oh, no. Wait!

You guys! Come back!

♪ Take me away ♪

♪ You take me away ♪

♪ Let's go! ♪

♪ Got you anyway ♪

Who's got the bushiest eyebrows?

Does it look like we could be related?
We've got similar eyes.

And hair.

-[Antoni] Is that true, Walter?
-[Tan] What do you think he's thinking?

[Antoni] You know what he's thinking?

"I wonder if Abby cooked a nice dinner
for everybody."

[Jonathan] Oh, my gosh! I bet that is
what he's thinking.

-[Antoni] Let's find out.
-Come on.

-Tanny, can I pick you up?
-I didn't wanna walk. Yes.

[Jonathan] Yes, yes, yes.

[Tan] Go on. Five more steps.

[laughing]

-[Tan] Well done.
-[Antoni] So graceful.

All right, kids. Shall we watch this?
Let's see what Abby got up to.

[Karamo] Aww!

Waves, yes. Bob, yes.

I feel like she had a moment with herself
where she was like,

"Oh, I look cute."
It's like she was feeling herself there.

Mm! Delicious.

-Hi.
-Whoa.

-[man] Sure, right, yeah.
-Oh, my God!

Oh, my God.

Don and Yvonne. Mom and Dad.

-Wow.
-This is crazy.

[Abby] Yeah.

-Hi, darlin'. Hi.
-[Abby] Hi, how are you?

[Jonathan]
Oh, my God. I gave her her mom's haircut.

[laughing]

-Look at you.
-Yeah.

-[Yvonne] And the shoes.
-[Abby] I know.

I've never seen you wearing jeans
that actually fit.

[laughing]

That's true. I know. 
And a clean shirt. At the same time.

-Wow. You look awesome.
-Yeah.

-[Yvonne] Oh, my gosh.
-[Don] Oh, man.

I love the way you can see
into the kitchen from out there,

-but, like, it's functional.
-Yeah.

-[Yvonne] Wait, and you made this?
-I made this. Yeah.

-[Yvonne] Whoa, really?
-[Abby] Yeah.

-Antoni taught me.
-[Yvonne] Oh, my God.

It looks great.

[Abby]
Something you'd be really excited about,

I'm gonna start setting more boundaries
for work.

-[Don] Oh, that's good.
-So I'm gonna work between these hours

and then I'm gonna turn it off.

Mm-hmm. Get it, girl.

Taking more time for myself
and doing things that I love,

other than Sunrise because you know
that I love Sunrise a lot.

Look at her little Mom eyes,
she's like, so proud of her.

[Antoni] Yeah.

Do you feel less stressed?

-I feel a little less stressed. Yes.
-[laughing]

I feel less stressed.

-[Yvonne] That's really awesome.
-Yeah.

I know you guys are proud of me
for my work,

but I also want you to be proud of me
for how well I'm taking care of myself.

[Jonathan] No matter how busy you are,

there is a way
to give yourself that self-care...

-Of course there is.
-...and that nurturing you need.

If she wants to save the world,
she's not gonna save the world

-if she's not around to do it.
-Amen, Tanny.

-We're really proud of you.
-I'll see you for a run. Yeah.

[Don] Take it easy, Ab.

[Abby] Bye.

[woman] It's so pretty!

These plants.

-Oh, my God.
-Hi.

Your hair looks so cute.

Yes!

[man] Wow!

-Hi.
-[Xavier] Wow, your hair looks great.

Abby.

Awww.

-[man] Wow. What?
-Oh, my God.

What is this?

[Xavier] Oh, my God.

-What?
-This is insane.

-Oh, my gosh.
-[man] Oh, my God.

[woman] Oh, my God.

I mean, it looks completely refreshed
and new, Bobby.

Abby cooked.

[laughing]

We know that I historically
have had trouble with cooking.

-Growing moments.
-Right.

We're gonna treat it less as something
that can be stressful

and more as, like, a time to unwind.

-Right, you're supposed to enjoy cooking.
-Good job.

And we have a dishwasher now.

-Whoa!
-[woman] Gorgeous.

The plums...

[shouting]

[laughing]

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God!

Look at you!

This table...

We can finally all eat together!

[laughing]

Everyone add their names to the wall
if you haven't yet.

[woman] Wow!

This looks delicious. Great job, Abby.
So good.

-[chattering]
-[laughing]

[Grace] Everyone!

-I just wanna thank Abby. Oh, my God.
-[laughing]

This girl is wearing a blouse?

[laughing]

[Antoni]
You can continue saving the world,

but you have to remember the other parts
of you that bring you joy.

[Grace] I feel like there's no point 
fighting in a future

if you can't enjoy the present.

-That's corny, but you know.
-[laughing]

The only way we're gonna move forward is 
by being authentically who we are.

I appreciate you guys all so much.

I just feel, like, so taken care of
and in a community with you all.

[Jonathan] We all have a part to play
in this fight against climate change,

and with people like Abby
and the Sunrise Movement,

I know that this is a battle we can win.

We should all enjoy
this delicious eggplant.

-It's so good.
-It's really good.

If we all take baby steps together,

we all take one huge step
for the environment.

-Toast to Abby!
-[cheering]

[Karamo] The only way to save the world,
save your community

is getting out there and voting.

You have the power. Vote!

Thanks to Abby
for helping us change as well.

-Yeah!
-Thanks, Abby

-[chattering]
-[glasses clinking]

Organic waste creates methane gas
in our landfills,

and our planet could use
a lot less of that.

Composting is easy.

Plus, you could use it as fertilizer
in your gardens.

Basic rule of thumb:

if it grew from the ground,
it's compostable.

Eggshells are okay.

But most animal products,
like meat, are not.

That makes you happy, Walter. Huh?
There you go.

[gasps] Yeah!

Walter,
your farts are ruining the environment.

[upbeat music playing]