Feeling sad after a new baby, wedding, graduation, promotion, or other “positive” life milestone? You may be experiencing this hidden grief.Photo by Jason Dent on Unsplash

We live in a culture obsessed with progress. We’re told to be better. Do more. Keep going.

There’s a loud, relentless push to grow “up and to the right”—like a perfect line on a graph. We’re encouraged to chase new jobs, new homes, better relationships, larger platforms, bigger wins, and brighter futures.

And sometimes we genuine...