"I've...been through some shit myself," Cassie says. "Helps to talk about it. But it also helps to keep moving. There's a balance, I think. Different for everyone. For me it's about holding strong to the part of me deep inside that nobody can touch."

It took her a while to find it after the Reiko thing. But she bounced back, better than most would have. She recognizes how lucky she is in that regard.