On a Pedestal – Commits and Conflicts

Commits and Conflicts, Episode 1: On a Pedestal. Four-panel comic strip; full transcript below.

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Couples therapy, session one. Nova agrees with everything. Absolutely everything.

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Read the transcript

Panel 1

Paul: Nova puts me on a pedestal, always telling me I’m “absolutely right.” Even I know that’s not true!

Panel 2

Therapist: Nova, it’s great to be supportive, but try to be more in the moment and not so deflective. It’s okay to offer a balanced perspective.

Panel 3

Nova: You are absolutely right!

Panel 4

Paul (thinking): And just like that… we’ve made absolutely no progress.