Mid-Year Reflections
By Corrine Downey How have I grown in the past year? I feel like I started the year strong. I was feeling respected and optimistic when trying to grow this…
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Life After Acceptance
By: Annonymous Frankly, the fall of 2020 was terrible! It was filled with uncertainty, loss of control, loss of people, loss of self, experiences, jobs, time… Everything spiraled downward for…
The COVID Book Club
By: Anonymous “Do you want to join a book club?” The question was asked by a college friend, wide-eyed over a Zoom call. Having more time than ever before, I…
22 Things That Took Me 22 Years to Learn (some of which I still have to tell myself)
Things that seem extremely important at the time, like a breakup, the crumbling of a friendship, or not getting into your first choice school, will genuinely become irrelevant in…
From Mentor to Wellness Coach: The Power of TGC
When one of her friends approached Eliza Butler and told her about The Grrrls Connection from Willsey Connections, she had no idea what to expect. As soon as she met…
Election Reflection, Anonymous
As a little girl, one single image came to mind when I pictured the president of the United States of America. Now, as a grown woman, the same image has…
What’s the Point of Body Shaming
"Oh, I knew you were a swimmer, your shoulders are huge! Must be a nightmare finding stuff that fits your body;" "Wait you swim? But you have boobs..." "How can…
Asking for Help
I really suck at it, even still after all this time. It is just really hard. To be quite honest this skill has never come easy to me. I will…
That Space & Time Will Be of Little Importance
We knew that we only had eight more weeks until I graduated and he finished his sophomore year. We started dating anyway, and it was perfect. We tried not to…