Three weeks after one of my surgeries, I sat on my couch at 10a.m., still in my pajamas, staring at a to-do list I hadn't touched. My leg throbbed under an ice pack. My phone buzzed with a work email I wasn't ready to answer. And out of nowhere, I started crying over a random Instagram reel of cute puppies. If you've had a moment like that, I want you to hear this before you keep scrolling: nothing is wrong with your mind. Something big happened to your life after surgery, an