The five stages
Recovery here is one continuous arc, not five clinical states. The boundaries between stages are soft, which is exactly why ties are surfaced rather than forced. Every stage page is free in full.
The Break
Everything is still too loud to think straight.
The Static
The shock has faded, and it's been replaced by noise.
The Thaw
Something's loosened.
The Rebuild
Your routine is genuinely yours again.
The Clearing
The relationship is a settled part of your story, not an open question.
Not sure which is you?
Take the eighteen-question reading and see where you are on the arc.