“Two things that I heard repeatedly during my divorce were: ‘time will heal you,’ and ‘it will get better.’ And on most days, I really clung to those words. I went through the motions of life and had faith that one day, I’d feel amazing again,” writes Krystal Martinez. “And I did — eventually. It took longer than I anticipated. But it wasn’t mourning my old way of life that slowed me down. It was accepting my new one.” And she’s unpacking her reasons why, and what finally got her there.

— Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor

Swimming is the absolute gold standard of summer activities. It’s both refreshing and it’ll exhaust your kids so good they pass out at bedtime. But when are you actually supposed to teach them? Is there a specific age, or are you looking for other factors? We talked to an expert.