The Reconstruction Ladder

Reconstruction is not a race, nor is it a series of boxes to check. It is a developmental journey. Each stage has an important purpose. Grief has work to do. Anger has work to do. As do fear and uncertainty and curiosity.

Trying to skip these stages, or rush through them, often leaves their work unfinished. The goal is to honor each phase of our journey, allow each season to accomplish what it was meant to accomplish, without getting stuck or allowing any one stage to become your permanent home.

The Reconstruction Ladder will be our developing guide to that journey.

It is being designed to help you recognize where you are, understand what this stage may be asking of you, and begin cultivating the capacities that will prepare you for what comes next.

You don't have to force yourself up the ladder.

But you don't have to pitch your tent on any rung, either.

This framework is still evolving as we continue our research into how people rebuild lives grounded in agency, discernment, and reality.