The core ideas behind AURIS.
Start here. These cornerstone articles explain identity, occupational transition, Identity Performance Psychology and the AURIS Framework in clear, evidence-led language.
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What is Identity?
8 min readIdentity is the stable sense of who you are across time, roles and relationships. It shapes how you think, decide, regulate emotion and connect with others.
What is Occupational Transition?
8 min readOccupational transition is the structured change of a person's primary role — leaving the military, the NHS, emergency services, elite sport or another high-identity occupation.
What is Identity Performance Psychology?
9 min readIdentity Performance Psychology (IPP) is the field that studies how a stable sense of self enables sustained performance, regulation and wellbeing across high-demand roles.
What is the AURIS Framework?
10 min readAURIS is a five-pillar framework — Awareness, Understanding, Regulation, Identity, Stability — designed to support people through identity disruption and occupational transition.
Why Identity Matters
7 min readIdentity sits beneath wellbeing, performance, recovery and belonging. When we ignore it, support stalls. When we centre it, change becomes sustainable.