Help! I think I've killed my mostera!

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Had her in the same pot 3 years! She was completely pot bound, I had to rip her out of the pot, leaving her with not much root and she split into 3 parts, I also broke one stem. Gutted! I've repotted the 2 main bits but I don't know what to do with the other especially the broke stem. I love this plant and I've finished her off! Help!

Pics included.

I reckon you'll be able to save the middle bit. Plant it up and keep it well watered.

Try putting the root ball in soil?
Hopefully your cuttings will work out and it will be for the best long term…

If it’s not too late, put the broken bit in a jar of water. It’s should sprout roots in a few days

The broken bit on the left is just a leaf with no stem and it won't grow. The middle bit has some aerial roots that may be able to compensate for the loss of its rootball. Try planting it with at least some of those in the soil.
However, I have a philodendron variety (monstera is not a philodendron but is related and has similar growth habits) which suddenly put out the most amazing aerial roots over the summer, and when I tries to encourage one of them into the soil it steadfastly refused, curling itself upwards back above ground! It made me wonder whether these roots are more for anchorage than actual nutrition and prefer the light.
But, then, my philodendron still had its rootball. Without that, yours might adapt its aerial roots??

Cut where I've marked and put each bit still with its leaves on into a big glass jar with a few inches of water. Within a week or two you'll see new roots. Give it a while for the roots to develop and then pot them up and you'll have two new plants. New leaves will come pretty quickly and the original leaf will likely die off.

The bit still with roots attached pot it up and carry on.

These things are indestructible. I have a house-full of them, mostly grown from cuttings.

I have loads of Monsteras all grown from one mother plant. Get rid of the leaf on the left. I'd put the rest in a glass jug or big glass jar, about 7 inches of water, so you can monitor the root growth. I think it's more likely to survive in water than in soil because it'd be hard to keep the soil at a perfect moisture level for developing new roots.

Be patient and you'll see new roots appearing (might take a few weeks). Then you can decide when you think it's strong enough to plant it again! A couple of new roots a few inches long should be fine.

Don't despair.

The left lead is just a leaf, it doesn't have a node so bin it. The centre piece is fine, just put the aerial roots and root ball into a vase/jar of water so the stem isn't sitting in the water. Roots grow LOADS better in just water and it will be ready to pot in 4-8 weeks. If you really want to boost it then get a small aquarium air pump and air stone and put that in the bottom of the water. About £12 on Amazon. I started that with mine after it got a mild chemical root burn from my teenager "helping" and it's now living full time in a fish tank and it's like it's on stairs! You can see the root balls on the first photo and the plant in the left in the second

She was completely pot bound, I had to rip her out of the pot To get a pot bound plant out of a pot, tip the pot on its side and use a piece of wood to tap the side of the pot, quite hard, from top to bottom, all the way around. Then tap the bottom. Then try turning the pot upside down and shaking gently. Keep alternating tapping and shaking. You can also try using a rod to push through the drainage hole at the bottom, but don’t continue with that if it’s not separating the entire base of the plant from the pot.

if all fails, consider sacrificing the pot.