{"id":1101,"date":"2026-07-21T11:02:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/?page_id=1101"},"modified":"2026-08-13T11:18:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T11:18:28","slug":"blogs-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/blogs-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogs &amp; News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<style>\n.bn-page{max-width:960px;margin:0 auto;color:#2A2A28;font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:18px;line-height:1.55;}\n.bn-page strong{font-weight:700;}\n.bn-page em{font-style:italic;}\n.bn-page a{color:#1F4E4A;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#9A6B1F;}\n.bn-page h1,.bn-page h2,.bn-page h3{color:#1F4E4A;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-weight:700;line-height:1.25;}\n.bn-page h1{font-size:2.1rem;margin:.4em 0 .3em;}\n.bn-page h2{font-size:1.55rem;margin:2em 0 .5em;}\n.bn-page h3{font-size:1.2rem;margin:1.6em 0 .4em;}\n.bn-page p{margin:0 0 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class=\"bn-page\">\n\n<div class=\"bn-hero\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/wendover_counselling-42-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Two cuddly toys in a chair\">\n  <div class=\"bn-hero-inner\">\n    <div class=\"kicker\">Blogs \u00b7 Reflections \u00b7 News<\/div>\n    <h1>Where the thinking behind the work lives<\/h1>\n    <p class=\"lede\">The unfolding <em>Anastasis<\/em> series, reflections on developmental and relational trauma, and news of what is coming next.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bn-intro\">\n  <p><strong>Welcome \u2014 I am so glad you have found your way here.<\/strong><\/p>\n  <p>This is where I share the thinking behind my work: an unfolding series of reflections on <em>Anastasis<\/em>, the model I have spent years building for understanding and accompanying people through <em>developmental and relational trauma<\/em>. <em>Anastasis<\/em> is an ancient Greek word for <em>rebirth<\/em> \u2014 a coming <em>through<\/em> pain into new life \u2014 and that hope runs through everything you will read here.<\/p>\n  <p>Over thirteen short pieces I walk, step by step, through the whole model: the five <em>Dynamics<\/em> that move us, and the five <em>Domains<\/em> we journey through. Some posts are written for practitioners who want to work more deeply; others are simply for anyone curious about how we heal. Alongside them you will find news and updates \u2014 including announcements about the new <strong>Level 7 Diploma<\/strong> built around the model, events, and the occasional thought that will not leave me alone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<blockquote>\n  <p>Please make yourself at home. Read in order, or follow whatever draws you. And if something here resonates, do <a href=\"mailto:training@authentictandt.uk\">get in touch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<h2>What you will find here<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"bn-what\">\n  <div class=\"card\">\n    <h3>The Anastasis Model<\/h3>\n    <p>Explained gently, in thirteen unfolding parts.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"card\">\n    <h3>Reflections<\/h3>\n    <p>On trauma, faith, recovery, and the long slow work of hope.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"card\">\n    <h3>News &amp; Updates<\/h3>\n    <p>The Level&nbsp;7 Diploma, upcoming events, and the occasional thought that will not leave me alone.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>The Anastasis Series<\/h2>\n\n<p>The full thirteen-part walk through the model. New posts are published as they are written \u2014 subscribe on the <a href=\"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/contact\/#subscribe\">contact page<\/a> to be first to know when each one arrives.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"bn-posts\">\n\n  <div class=\"bn-post\">\n    <div class=\"num\">1<\/div>\n    <div class=\"body\">\n      <div class=\"meta\">Live \u00b7 Introduction<\/div>\n      <h3>Anastasis<\/h3>\n      <p>A gentle introduction to the whole model \u2014 the word itself, where it came from, and the shape it takes: five <em>Dynamics<\/em> and five <em>Domains<\/em>.<\/p>\n      <a class=\"read\" href=\"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/blogs-news\/anastasis\/\">Read the post \u2192<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"bn-post\">\n    <div class=\"num\">2<\/div>\n    <div class=\"body\">\n      <div class=\"meta\">Live \u00b7 Overview of the Dynamics<\/div>\n      <h3>Dynamics<\/h3>\n      <p>The five forces that carry us across the landscape of recovery \u2014 or hold us back. An overview of <em>Communion<\/em>, <em>Committee<\/em>, <em>Labyrinth<\/em>, <em>Omnibalance<\/em>, and <em>the Vortex<\/em>.<\/p>\n      <a class=\"read\" href=\"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/blogs-news\/dynamics\/\">Read the post \u2192<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"bn-post\">\n    <div class=\"num\">3<\/div>\n    <div class=\"body\">\n      <div class=\"meta\">Live \u00b7 The Two Relationship Dynamics<\/div>\n      <h3>Communion and Committee<\/h3>\n      <p>Our relationship with others and with the Source; our relationship with ourselves and with the many inner voices we each carry. The two Dynamics that hold each other in balance.<\/p>\n      <a class=\"read\" href=\"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/blogs-news\/communion-and-committee\/\">Read the post \u2192<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"bn-post\">\n    <div class=\"num\">4<\/div>\n    <div class=\"body\">\n      <div class=\"meta\">Live \u00b7 The Movement Dynamic<\/div>\n      <h3>Labyrinth<\/h3>\n      <p>The winding, single-path journey of recovery. Two steps forward, three steps back \u2014 and yet, somehow, forward all the same.<\/p>\n      <a class=\"read\" href=\"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/blogs-news\/labyrinth\/\">Read the post \u2192<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"bn-post\">\n    <div class=\"num\">5<\/div>\n    <div class=\"body\">\n      <div class=\"meta\">Live \u00b7 The Balance Dynamic<\/div>\n      <h3>Omnibalance<\/h3>\n      <p>The gradual mastery of <em>both-and<\/em> over <em>either\/or<\/em> \u2014 the capacity to hold contradictory feelings without obliterating either of them.<\/p>\n      <a class=\"read\" href=\"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/blogs-news\/omnibalance\/\">Read the post \u2192<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"bn-post\">\n    <div class=\"num\">6<\/div>\n    <div class=\"body\">\n      <div class=\"meta\">Live \u00b7 The Overwhelm Dynamic<\/div>\n      <h3>The Vortex<\/h3>\n      <p>What happens when the movement becomes too much \u2014 the dissociative episodes and flashbacks that are so much a part of living with trauma, and the ways through them.<\/p>\n      <a class=\"read\" href=\"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/blogs-news\/the-vortex\/\">Read the post \u2192<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"bn-post\">\n    <div class=\"num\">7<\/div>\n    <div class=\"body\">\n      <div class=\"meta\">Live \u00b7 The Map<\/div>\n      <h3>The Domain Map<\/h3>\n      <p>The picture that holds all of this together. How the Dynamics and Domains combine into a single working framework.<\/p>\n      <a class=\"read\" href=\"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/blogs-news\/the-domain-map\/\">Read the post \u2192<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"bn-post\">\n    <div class=\"num\">8<\/div>\n    <div class=\"body\">\n      <div class=\"meta\">Live \u00b7 The First Domain<\/div>\n      <h3>Autobiography<\/h3>\n      <p>Telling and re-hearing our story. Where recovery so often begins.<\/p>\n      <a class=\"read\" href=\"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/blogs-news\/autobiography\/\">Read the post \u2192<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"bn-post upcoming\">\n    <div class=\"num\">9<\/div>\n    <div class=\"body\">\n      <div class=\"meta\">Coming next \u00b7 The Second Domain<\/div>\n      <h3>Accountability<\/h3>\n      <p>Untangling healthy guilt from toxic shame, and putting responsibility where it truly belongs.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"bn-post upcoming\">\n    <div class=\"num\">10<\/div>\n    <div class=\"body\">\n      <div class=\"meta\">Coming \u00b7 The Third Domain<\/div>\n      <h3>Amnesty<\/h3>\n      <p>Releasing ourselves from the bondage of hatred, resentment, and the longing for payback.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"bn-post upcoming\">\n    <div class=\"num\">11<\/div>\n    <div class=\"body\">\n      <div class=\"meta\">Coming \u00b7 The Fourth Domain<\/div>\n      <h3>Archaeology<\/h3>\n      <p>Regulation, reclamation, and the digging-up of buried parts of ourselves.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"bn-post upcoming\">\n    <div class=\"num\">12<\/div>\n    <div class=\"body\">\n      <div class=\"meta\">Coming \u00b7 The Fifth Domain<\/div>\n      <h3>Alchemy<\/h3>\n      <p>The refining of base experience into gold \u2014 acceptance, post-traumatic growth, and becoming who we were made to be.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"bn-post upcoming\">\n    <div class=\"num\">13<\/div>\n    <div class=\"body\">\n      <div class=\"meta\">Coming \u00b7 Closing Reflection<\/div>\n      <h3>Held Together<\/h3>\n      <p>Bringing the whole model into one place. Where we have walked, and how we carry it forward.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bn-cta\">\n  <h2>Be first to know when new posts arrive<\/h2>\n  <p>Subscribe to the mailing list for occasional writing, news of new posts, and updates on training and events.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"buttons\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/contact\/#subscribe\">Subscribe \u2192<\/a>\n    <a class=\"secondary\" href=\"mailto:training@authentictandt.uk\">Get in touch<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bn-signoff\">\n  Let us walk together for a while.\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1101","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1101"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1434,"href":"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1101\/revisions\/1434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}