Before it Breaks

A field guide for navigating the art of falling apart — together.

What if endings aren’t the problem — but our resistance to them is?
This booklet invites you to pause where things begin to fall apart — in teams, systems, relationships, and ourselves. Before collapse. Before solutions. Before it breaks.

Drawn from two decades of work in group processes, grief rituals, and system facilitation, before it breaks offers a map — not for fixing, but for sensing. A space to explore the early signals of breakdown, to stay close to discomfort, and to listen for what wants to end, shift, or emerge.

Inside you’ll find:
• Encounters:  exploring phases of destruction and transition
• Field Notes – poetic reflections drawn from real-life dynamics
• Theory & Concepts – frameworks from Processwork and systemic thinking
• Forces – archetypal energies at play in breakdown and change
• Refuge – grounding practices for individuals, teams, and organisations
• A visual map to guide your personal or collective exploration

This is not a how-to manual. It’s a living inquiry — an invitation to deepen your perception, to work with uncertainty, and to stay present in the cracks.

Whether you’re a facilitator, coach, team lead, or curious human:
 before it breaks is for anyone who senses that something is shifting — and wants to walk with it, rather than away from it.