Memory serves as a canvas for our stories. It’s where we paint the vivid scenes of our lives, the triumphs, the heartaches, and the mundane moments that together form the essence of our personal history. Yet, memory is not always a reliable narrator. It’s subject to the distortions of time, emotion, and perspective. As a result, the stories we tell ourselves and others are often reshaped, reinterpreted, and even embellished.