16/07/2026
“Putul banacchi, putul... matir putul.”
Meet Rati - (name changed to protect her privacy) : a dreamer, a creator, and someone who lives entirely by her own rhythm.
When something sparks her interest, she throws herself wholeheartedly into vocational training and creative activities. When it doesn’t, she quietly returns to her own little world.
And what a world that is.
You might find her in a quiet corner of the garden, hiding little bundles of clay in plastic bags, only to return later and mould them into tiny dolls and sculptures : each with its own character, name, and story.
Sometimes, she leaves behind little messages too - scribbled wishes, thoughts, and dreams on walls, doors, or windows before and after counselling sessions. Her own secret language. Her own way of communicating with the world around her.
Rati reminds us that healing doesn’t always arrive through words. Sometimes it takes the shape of clay, imagination, play, and quiet companionship.
She also reminds us that recovery doesn’t mean becoming compliant. It means having the agency to choose - when to create, when to connect, and when to simply say, ”Talk to my hand.”
Working with Rati has reshaped the therapeutic relationship itself. Rather than asking her to fit into conventional ideas of therapy, her counsellor learned to step into Rati’s creative world : where clay becomes conversation, dolls become stories, and creativity becomes a language of trust.
Because counselling doesn’t only happen in a therapy room. Sometimes, it begins with meeting a person exactly where they are.
*Name and identifying details have been changed to protect the resident’s privacy.*
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