The courage to start again
A reflection on beginning again without pretending the last season did not matter.
Starting again sounds hopeful until you are the one doing it. Then it mostly feels like admitting that something did not work.
But a fresh start does not require you to erase what came before. You can begin again and still carry what you learned. In fact you should. The version of you starting over is not the same person who started the first time, and that is the whole point.
Be honest about the loss. Then take the next small step. Courage is rarely a dramatic decision. Usually it is just the willingness to try once more with your eyes open.