Summertime Sadness

Lana’s hit song, Summertime Sadness, was not just a fun play on words - it was an accurate depiction of the complexity of emotions that can arise in the summer months. Initially, this might seem counterintuitive, because Summer is synonymous with sunshine, joy, and adventure. We see it in the advertisements and social media posts around us. We feel it in nostalgia for days spent at the beach on school summer breaks. When we feel the warmth of the sun and the open air of possibility, it can feel expansive and energizing. But underneath all of this joy can lie a sadness, an unmooring, and even a feeling of existential dread. You might feel like you can never quite do enough, never quite be enough. On top of these feelings, there is a question: Are you having fun yet?