Why it matters
Describes development as a pulse rather than a ladder, with retreat as part of the movement.
Core term · Michael Fordham
Deintegration & Reintegration
The rhythm of growth — the self opens out to meet the world, then gathers what it found back in.
Areas of life
Developmentlearningchange
How to handle it
After something new, allow the pulling-back that lets it settle.
Who shaped this idea
The thinker behind it
From concept to practice
Turn Deintegration & Reintegration into a question you can answer.
Psipas asks you one small, honest question at a time — and builds the picture from your answers.