Comic: THEM CATS in "When Things Fall Apart"

Panel 1

Me Cat:
“I feel like I’m falling apart.”

New Therapist Cat:
“You’re entitled. Go ahead.”

Panel 2

Me Cat:
“Really?”

New Therapist Cat:
“Yes! Go ahead.”

Panel 3

Me Cat:
“See how fractured?”

New Therapist Cat:
“Here’s gold glue. Let’s make kintsugi.”

• FIN

The Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold. Rather than hiding fractures, kintsugi makes them part of the object’s history and beauty. It’s a fitting metaphor for psychological growth: healing doesn’t erase what happened; it integrates it into a stronger whole.

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