Tag: self-discovery

  • This Is What It Means to Stay

    This Is What It Means to Stay

    Content Warning: This post discusses mental health challenges, including suicidal ideation and hospitalization. If you’re struggling, please know you’re not alone. Support resources are included at the end. At Danalize, we talk a lot about financial aid, college access, and beating the odds.But we don’t always talk about what happens after the acceptance letter or…

  • Ink of Liberation: Embracing Courage and Identity in my Diary

    Ink of Liberation: Embracing Courage and Identity in my Diary

    To the journal of my mind: Who am I if not a woman? Who am I if not the object of the male gaze that surrounds me? Who am I if I’m not true to myself? In the silence of my bedroom, wrapped in a cozy blanket, I found myself engaged in a difficult conversation.…