Memorial Day has come and gone, which can only mean one thing: beach season is officially here.

I was mindlessly doomscrolling on TikTok late one night when the algorithm decided it was time to activate every fear center in my brain.

Growth is not linear. The tides pull back before they come in. And some days, that's exactly what healing feels like.

They call the 11th month the "long goodbye" — and, man, do I understand why.