The Reflect Organization

THE WELL

A place where students share their voice through personal stories about

allyship, authenticity, self-love, and empowerment.

Be Open. Be Real.

Gonzalo Gonell

Gerald, my anxiety buddy

Anxiety is a challenging thing to understand, manage, and navigate. The Oxford English Dictionary definition of anxiety is “a feeling of...

Anushri Saxena

Back Into the Closet

For many people, college is a time to start afresh— an opportunity to reinvent yourself or explore a different side of who you are. I’ve...

Laura Strachan

Finding Opportunity in Uncertainty

For as long as I can remember, all of my major life events occurred in a timely, sequential manner. Graduating elementary school brought...

Caitlin Lewis

How Falling Back in Love with Reading Changed My Life

+ 5 of my favorite book recommendations! When I was a little kid, I used to be in love with reading. I never went anywhere without a...

The Reflect Organization

The Reflection Series: Episode 4

The Reflection Series is a student interview series centered around the experiences of college students and their mental wellness...

Isabella Kakish

In-Betweener

Some of my most distinct early memories are the times I spent at my great-grandmother's house. The smell of her homemade grape leaves...

Dennis Cogan

I'm Proud to Be Me

I am a resilient, courageous, and strong man. Here is my story: My name is Dennis Cogan, and I am an intern for The Reflect Organization...

Sabrina Dunckley

Learning to Love Myself

A poem by Sabrina Dunckley Self-love is a hard thing to find, It is something that is always on my mind. I have struggled with it greatly...

Katie Evans

Vision Board: Looking Forward

by Katie Evans Author's Note: I have always had trouble focusing on my future — it used to cause me so much stress and anxiety to think...

Henry Huang

The Importance of Community

By Henry Huang Competition has a tendency to bring the best and the worst out of people. It was the driving factor of my high school...