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Welcome to the Positive Disintegration Network

We explore emotional intensity, inner conflict, meaning, and the possibilities of personal development through scholarship, lived experience, and human connection.

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What is Positive Disintegration?

Dąbrowski's theory of positive disintegration explores how emotional intensity, inner conflict, and questioning familiar beliefs can, under certain conditions, become part of developing a more authentic, self-directed life.

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New to the Theory?

Watch Dąbrowski 101, an accessible introduction to the theory, and explore additional resources to deepen your understanding.

“Discovering in ourselves higher levels of development, higher tendencies, and sensitivities, we simultaneously create them.”
 

Kazimierz Dąbrowski

Journey Farther

Follow the paths that speak to you.
 

Explore personal experiences, ideas, and research that illuminate the many dimensions of positive disintegration.

Applying the theory

How might positive disintegration inform the ways we teach, counsel, and support others?

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Explore scholarship, perspectives, and resources for educators and mental health professionals interested in bringing a developmental understanding of human experience into their work.

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Connect and Discover

Discover the people, ideas, and opportunities that bring the Positive Disintegration Network to life.
 

Explore our collaborators' work, connect through events and workshops, and find new ways to continue your journey.

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