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Maintaining her peace is extremely important to Union, especially since moving out of Los Angeles a few months ago.

\"I think I was brought to this home for a reason. Finding that peaceful balance with nature, and understanding that we moved into their space,\" she shared with Women's Health. \"This is so not my normal language, but I don't have other words to describe it.\"

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In the interview, Union admitted she was having a hard time dealing with her mental health amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter protests.

\"The combination of a pandemic and this racial reckoning, alongside being inundated with [images of] the brutalization of Black bodies, has sent my PTSD into overdrive,\" she said. \"There’s just terror in my body.\"

But Union credits therapy for helping to keep her grounded during these trying times, as she's still able to tap into her freedom. \"I feel different in my body. I feel freer,\" she said.

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