Authentic Eagles: Erin Sutton on Eating Disorders
“Looking back on it now, I wasn’t living my life as much as reading through the daily script that my…
Authentic Eagles: Michael Granatelli on Solitude
“I have been surrounded by people who have shown me nothing but unconditional love and support through difficult times and…
Authentic Eagles: Nicaela Chinnaswamy on Happiness
“Happiness was supposedly all around me everyday. Since freshman year, I had seen it walking to class, in the flowers…
Authentic Eagles: Elizabeth LeRoux on Being Cared For
“I felt like I was stuck in a deep pit, attempting to claw my way out. My fingernails were clogged…
Authentic Eagles: Cody Nadeau on Realism and Community
“He interrupted my silence with, ‘Anyway, thanks for using my name. It really made me feel normal for a change.'”…
Authentic Eagles: Bridgette McDermott on Vulnerability
“I spend an, arguably, unhealthy amount of time color-coding Google docs, creating Doodle polls, and refreshing my email inbox. I’m…
Authentic Eagles: Frankie Paleno on Following Heroes
“Words cannot describe how overwhelmed I was as I watched loops of planes flying into buildings and people jumping out…
Authentic Eagles: Ericka Cruz on Being a First Generation College Student
“Move-in day freshman year ended with a huge fight between my mother and I because I had chosen to leave…
Authentic Eagles: Ryan Santacrose on Perspective
“Call after call I heard stories of depression, loss, grief, anxiety, despair, and self-doubt. I struggled with this immensely. I…
Authentic Eagles: Amy McDonnell on Angels
“It only took 13 minutes to get home from the soccer fields. I only had to survive 13 minutes. I…
Authentic Eagles: Siobhan Kelly on Being an Older Sibling
“I wanted to show him that we could do it; we weren’t going to be those kids whose shortcomings and…
Authentic Eagles: Ryan Shannon on Passion
“I continued to be a premed student until sophomore year in college as I remained too prideful and too caught…