Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, honouring the cracks rather than hiding them. In this first episode of Seen. Not Defined., Vikki Feltham explores what that idea might teach us about identity.

Born from her experience of facial cancer, visible difference, surgery and reconstruction, Vikki tried to recognise herself again. But somewhere along the way, a bigger question emerged: what happens when life leaves us no longer in original condition?

This episode explores identity, resilience, visible difference, body image, self-worth, confidence, personal growth and self-authorship, and why healing doesn’t necessarily mean returning to the person we were before.

Because our experiences leave marks. So do other people’s labels, expectations and assumptions.

The challenge is learning which ones get to define us.

Perhaps the goal isn’t to erase the cracks.

Perhaps it’s to recognise the gold we’ve found within them.

KNOW is about looking beyond what’s immediately visible and questioning what we think we already understand.

Sometimes, we need to look again.

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