The chair remembers more than you do

I just finished a cut for a woman who’s been coming in every six weeks for twelve years. She didn’t say much, but the way she leaned back into the chair—like it was an old friend—made me pause. I’ve seen thousands of people sit there. Some lean forward like they’re about to be interrogated. Others collapse like they’ve run a marathon. But her? She let herself disappear into it. And I thought: this chair has held more secrets than most confessionals.