What happens when a generation raised on dial-up internet, Saturday morning cartoons, and “you can be anything” grows up—and realizes that being anything comes with bills, burnout, and a strange nostalgia for when life was simpler?

Welcome to The Art of Growing: A Millennial Manifesto by Brooke Haven, a raw, funny, and refreshingly honest look at what it means to grow up in a world that never stops changing.

This isn’t self-help—it’s real help, told through humor, perspective, and the kind of honesty that makes you laugh while it hits home. It’s for everyone who still misses those Saturday mornings when “being grounded” meant no Nintendo, not emotional burnout.

Brooke Haven explores what it really means to evolve—to heal from chaos, reclaim joy, and find meaning in the mess. Growth doesn’t always look like a glow-up. Sometimes it’s crying in your car, laughing at how ridiculous life can be, and still showing up anyway.

With wit, nostalgia, and heart, The Art of Growing reminds us that growing up isn’t about becoming someone new—it’s about remembering who we were before the world told us who to be.

For anyone who’s reinvented themselves more times than they’ve updated their phone, who’s tired of pretending to have it all together, or who just wants to feel seen—this one’s for you.

Growing might not be glamorous, but it’s real. And it’s worth it.