I used to think healing meant becoming someone new, someone untouched by the past. Now I think it's more like learning to live in a house with a really complicated foundation. The blueprints were never accurate to begin with, and now I'm just trying to reinforce the load-bearing walls with whatever I can find. It's not pretty, but it holds...most days. And maybe that's enough. It's not about erasing the cracks, but filling them with gold. Kintsugi hearts, stronger for being broken, more beautiful for the mending. The story is in the seams.