The Recovering People Pleaser reimagines a punching bag as a fragile vessel of release — a body once built to absorb impact now learning to soften. Collaged from bright, funky fabrics, its patchwork of pink, orange, and yellow textiles comes together like mismatched emotions pressed into coherence. A holographic smiley face cut from fabric rests on top, a shimmering mask of cheerfulness that reflects light even as it conceals exhaustion.

On the reverse, pink and orange spray foam and paint rupture through the seams, forming a cascade of glossy texture that spills outward. The spray paint amplifies this release, turning color into breath and pressure into pigment. What once read as damage now transforms into renewal, reframing rupture as an act of self-revelation.

The work traces the moment when containment becomes expression — when chaos, once hidden beneath politeness, begins to spill into visibility. Healing, here, is neither quiet nor tidy. It is bright, messy, and alive: a visual confession of what happens when the recovering people pleaser finally lets the inside show.