diff --git a/internal/plan/service.go b/internal/plan/service.go
index 831bd6c..eb1da04 100644
--- a/internal/plan/service.go
+++ b/internal/plan/service.go
@@ -77,12 +77,15 @@ func (s *Service) ReloadAfterApply(sub <-chan resource.Event[*task.Task]) {
 			if !IsApplyTask(event.Payload) {
 				continue
 			}
-			ws := event.Payload.Workspace()
-			if _, err := s.states.CreateReloadTask(ws.GetID()); err != nil {
-				s.logger.Error("reloading state after apply", "error", err, "workspace", ws)
+			workspaceID := event.Payload.WorkspaceID
+			if workspaceID == nil {
 				continue
 			}
-			s.logger.Debug("reloading state after apply", "workspace", ws)
+			if _, err := s.states.CreateReloadTask(*workspaceID); err != nil {
+				s.logger.Error("reloading state after apply", "error", err, "workspace", *workspaceID)
+				continue
+			}
+			s.logger.Debug("reloading state after apply", "workspace", *workspaceID)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/resource/common.go b/internal/resource/common.go
index 3a3fd2b..7d2ddd6 100644
--- a/internal/resource/common.go
+++ b/internal/resource/common.go
@@ -16,64 +16,8 @@ func New(kind Kind, parent Resource) Common {
 	}
 }
 
-func (r Common) GetParent() Resource {
-	return r.Parent
-}
-
-func (r Common) HasAncestor(id ID) bool {
-	// Every entity is considered an ancestor of the nil ID (equivalent to the
-	// ID of the "global" entity).
-	if id == GlobalID {
-		return true
-	}
-	if r.Parent == nil {
-		// Parent has no parents, so go no further
-		return false
-	}
-	if r.Parent.GetID() == id {
-		return true
-	}
-	// Check parents of parent
-	return r.Parent.HasAncestor(id)
-}
-
-// Ancestors provides a list of successive parents, starting with the direct parents.
-func (r Common) Ancestors() (ancestors []Resource) {
-	if r.Parent == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	ancestors = append(ancestors, r.Parent)
-	return append(ancestors, r.Parent.Ancestors()...)
-}
-
-func (r Common) getCurrentOrAncestorKind(k Kind) Resource {
-	if r.GetKind() == k {
-		return r
-	}
-	for _, parent := range r.Ancestors() {
-		if parent.GetKind() == k {
-			return parent
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (r Common) Module() Resource {
-	return r.getCurrentOrAncestorKind(Module)
-}
-
-func (r Common) Workspace() Resource {
-	return r.getCurrentOrAncestorKind(Workspace)
-}
-
 func (r Common) Dependencies() []ID {
-	// Direct dependencies
-	deps := r.dependencies
-	// Indirect dependencies
-	for _, parent := range r.Ancestors() {
-		deps = append(deps, parent.Dependencies()...)
-	}
-	return deps
+	return r.dependencies
 }
 
 func (r Common) WithDependencies(deps ...ID) Common {
diff --git a/internal/resource/resource.go b/internal/resource/resource.go
index c2f9b6f..9e1fdec 100644
--- a/internal/resource/resource.go
+++ b/internal/resource/resource.go
@@ -10,23 +10,9 @@ type Resource interface {
 	GetID() ID
 	// GetKind retrieves the kind of resource.
 	GetKind() Kind
-	// GetParent retrieves the resource's parent, the resource from which the
-	// resource was spawned.
-	GetParent() Resource
-	// HasAncestor determines whether the resource has an ancestor with the
-	// given ID.
-	HasAncestor(ID) bool
-	// Ancestors retrieves a list of the resource's ancestors, nearest first.
-	Ancestors() []Resource
 	// String is a human-readable identifier for the resource. Not necessarily
 	// unique across pug.
 	String() string
-	// Module retrieves the resource's module. Returns nil if the resource does
-	// not have a module ancestor.
-	Module() Resource
-	// Workspace retrieves the resource's workspcae. Returns nil if the resource does
-	// not have a workspace ancestor.
-	Workspace() Resource
 	// Dependencies returns both direct dependencies and indirect dependencies that
 	// ancestor resources have.
 	Dependencies() []ID
diff --git a/internal/resource/resource_test.go b/internal/resource/resource_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index e3cea04..0000000
--- a/internal/resource/resource_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-package resource
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-)
-
-func TestResource(t *testing.T) {
-	mod := New(Module, GlobalResource)
-	ws := New(Workspace, mod)
-	task := New(Task, ws)
-
-	t.Run("has ancestor", func(t *testing.T) {
-		assert.True(t, task.HasAncestor(mod.ID))
-		assert.False(t, mod.HasAncestor(task.ID))
-	})
-
-	t.Run("get ancestor of specific kind", func(t *testing.T) {
-		assert.Equal(t, mod, task.Module())
-		assert.Equal(t, ws, task.Workspace())
-	})
-}
diff --git a/internal/state/reloader.go b/internal/state/reloader.go
index 5630092..b89b352 100644
--- a/internal/state/reloader.go
+++ b/internal/state/reloader.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func (r *reloader) Reload(workspaceID resource.ID) (task.Spec, error) {
 		Command: []string{"state", "pull"},
 		JSON:    true,
 		BeforeExited: func(t *task.Task) (task.Summary, error) {
-			state, err := newState(t.Workspace(), t.NewReader(false))
+			state, err := newState(workspaceID, t.NewReader(false))
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("constructing pug state: %w", err)
 			}
diff --git a/internal/state/resource.go b/internal/state/resource.go
index f32641b..a92ace2 100644
--- a/internal/state/resource.go
+++ b/internal/state/resource.go
@@ -10,19 +10,21 @@ import (
 type Resource struct {
 	resource.Common
 
-	Address    ResourceAddress
-	Attributes map[string]any
-	Tainted    bool
+	WorkspaceID resource.ID
+	Address     ResourceAddress
+	Attributes  map[string]any
+	Tainted     bool
 }
 
 func (r *Resource) String() string {
 	return string(r.Address)
 }
 
-func newResource(state resource.Resource, addr ResourceAddress, attrs json.RawMessage) (*Resource, error) {
+func newResource(workspaceID resource.ID, addr ResourceAddress, attrs json.RawMessage) (*Resource, error) {
 	res := &Resource{
-		Common:  resource.New(resource.StateResource, state),
-		Address: addr,
+		Common:      resource.New(resource.StateResource, resource.GlobalResource),
+		WorkspaceID: workspaceID,
+		Address:     addr,
 	}
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(attrs, &res.Attributes); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/internal/state/state.go b/internal/state/state.go
index 2a3b4ec..1a8e709 100644
--- a/internal/state/state.go
+++ b/internal/state/state.go
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ type State struct {
 	Lineage          string
 }
 
-func newState(ws resource.Resource, r io.Reader) (*State, error) {
+func newState(workspaceID resource.ID, r io.Reader) (*State, error) {
 	// Default to a serial of -1 to indicate that there is no state yet.
 	state := &State{
-		Common:      resource.New(resource.State, ws),
-		WorkspaceID: ws.GetID(),
+		Common:      resource.New(resource.State, resource.GlobalResource),
+		WorkspaceID: workspaceID,
 		Serial:      -1,
 	}
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func newState(ws resource.Resource, r io.Reader) (*State, error) {
 
 			addr := ResourceAddress(b.String())
 			var err error
-			m[addr], err = newResource(state, addr, instance.Attributes)
+			m[addr], err = newResource(workspaceID, addr, instance.Attributes)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("decoding resource %s: %w", addr, err)
 			}
diff --git a/internal/tui/helpers.go b/internal/tui/helpers.go
index 9595708..7e11934 100644
--- a/internal/tui/helpers.go
+++ b/internal/tui/helpers.go
@@ -33,13 +33,6 @@ type Helpers struct {
 	Logger     logging.Interface
 }
 
-func (h *Helpers) WorkspaceName(res resource.Resource) string {
-	if ws := res.Workspace(); ws != nil {
-		return ws.String()
-	}
-	return ""
-}
-
 func (h *Helpers) ModuleCurrentWorkspace(mod *module.Module) *workspace.Workspace {
 	if mod.CurrentWorkspaceID == nil {
 		return nil
@@ -52,18 +45,6 @@ func (h *Helpers) ModuleCurrentWorkspace(mod *module.Module) *workspace.Workspac
 	return ws
 }
 
-func (h *Helpers) Module(res resource.Resource) *module.Module {
-	if res.Module() == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	mod, ok := res.Module().(*module.Module)
-	if !ok {
-		h.Logger.Error("unable to unwrap module from resource interface", "resource", res)
-		return nil
-	}
-	return mod
-}
-
 func (h *Helpers) CurrentWorkspaceName(workspaceID *resource.ID) string {
 	if workspaceID == nil {
 		return "-"
@@ -149,29 +130,42 @@ func (h *Helpers) TaskModulePath(t *task.Task) string {
 	return ""
 }
 
-// TaskWorkspace retrieves either the task's workspace if it belongs to a
-// workspace, or if it belongs to a module, then it retrieves the module's
-// current workspace
-func (h *Helpers) TaskWorkspace(t *task.Task) (resource.Resource, bool) {
-	if ws := t.Workspace(); ws != nil {
-		return ws, true
+// TaskWorkspace retrieves the task's workspace if it belongs to one.
+func (h *Helpers) TaskWorkspace(t *task.Task) *workspace.Workspace {
+	workspaceID := t.WorkspaceID
+	if workspaceID == nil {
+		return nil
 	}
-	if mod := h.TaskModule(t); mod != nil {
-		if ws := h.ModuleCurrentWorkspace(mod); ws != nil {
-			return ws, true
-		}
-		return nil, false
+	ws, err := h.Workspaces.Get(*workspaceID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
 	}
-	return nil, false
+	return ws
 }
 
 func (h *Helpers) TaskWorkspaceName(t *task.Task) string {
 	if ws := h.TaskWorkspace(t); ws != nil {
-		return ws.Path
+		return ws.Name
 	}
 	return ""
 }
 
+// TaskWorkspaceOrCurrentWorkspace retrieves either the task's workspace if it belongs to a
+// workspace, or if it belongs to a module, then it retrieves the module's
+// current workspace
+func (h *Helpers) TaskWorkspaceOrCurrentWorkspace(t *task.Task) *workspace.Workspace {
+	if ws := h.TaskWorkspace(t); ws != nil {
+		return ws
+	}
+	if mod := h.TaskModule(t); mod != nil {
+		if ws := h.ModuleCurrentWorkspace(mod); ws != nil {
+			return ws
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // TaskStatus provides a rendered colored task status.
 func (h *Helpers) TaskStatus(t *task.Task, background bool) string {
 	var color lipgloss.Color
@@ -387,14 +381,24 @@ func (h *Helpers) Breadcrumbs(title string, res resource.Resource, crumbs ...str
 		return h.Breadcrumbs(title, resource.GlobalResource, cmd)
 	case *state.Resource:
 		addr := TitleAddress.Render(res.String())
-		return h.Breadcrumbs(title, res.GetParent().GetParent(), addr)
+		ws, err := h.Workspaces.Get(res.WorkspaceID)
+		if err != nil {
+			h.Logger.Error("rendering breadcrumbs", "error", err)
+			return ""
+		}
+		return h.Breadcrumbs(title, ws, addr)
 	case *task.Group:
 		cmd := TitleCommand.Render(res.String())
 		id := TitleID.Render(res.GetID().String())
-		return h.Breadcrumbs(title, res.GetParent(), cmd, id)
+		return h.Breadcrumbs(title, resource.GlobalResource, cmd, id)
 	case *workspace.Workspace:
 		name := TitleWorkspace.Render(res.String())
-		return h.Breadcrumbs(title, res.GetParent(), append(crumbs, name)...)
+		mod, err := h.Modules.Get(res.ModuleID)
+		if err != nil {
+			h.Logger.Error("rendering breadcrumbs", "error", err)
+			return ""
+		}
+		return h.Breadcrumbs(title, mod, append(crumbs, name)...)
 	case *module.Module:
 		crumbs = append(crumbs, TitlePath.Render(res.String()))
 	}
diff --git a/internal/tui/module/list.go b/internal/tui/module/list.go
index c615514..c8b53cf 100644
--- a/internal/tui/module/list.go
+++ b/internal/tui/module/list.go
@@ -127,8 +127,13 @@ func (m list) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	case resource.Event[*task.Task]:
 		// Re-render module whenever a task event is received belonging to the
 		// module.
-		if mod := msg.Payload.Module(); mod != nil {
-			m.table.AddItems(mod.(*module.Module))
+		if moduleID := msg.Payload.ModuleID; moduleID != nil {
+			mod, err := m.Modules.Get(*moduleID)
+			if err != nil {
+				m.Logger.Error("re-rendering module upon receiving task event", "error", err, "task", msg.Payload)
+				return m, nil
+			}
+			m.table.AddItems(mod)
 		}
 	case tea.KeyMsg:
 		switch {
diff --git a/internal/tui/task/list.go b/internal/tui/task/list.go
index aabd95b..62e639b 100644
--- a/internal/tui/task/list.go
+++ b/internal/tui/task/list.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func (mm *ListMaker) Make(_ resource.ID, width, height int) (tea.Model, error) {
 		return table.RenderedRow{
 			taskIDColumn.Key:          t.ID.String(),
 			table.ModuleColumn.Key:    mm.Helpers.TaskModulePath(t),
-			table.WorkspaceColumn.Key: mm.Helpers.WorkspaceName(t),
+			table.WorkspaceColumn.Key: mm.Helpers.TaskWorkspaceName(t),
 			commandColumn.Key:         t.String(),
 			ageColumn.Key:             tui.Ago(time.Now(), t.Updated),
 			statusColumn.Key:          mm.Helpers.TaskStatus(t, false),
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func (m List) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 			)
 		case key.Matches(msg, keys.Common.State):
 			if row, ok := m.Table.CurrentRow(); ok {
-				if ws, ok := m.TaskWorkspace(row.Value); ok {
+				if ws := m.TaskWorkspaceOrCurrentWorkspace(row.Value); ws != nil {
 					return m, tui.NavigateTo(tui.ResourceListKind, tui.WithParent(ws.GetID()))
 				} else {
 					return m, tui.ReportError(errors.New("task not associated with a workspace"))
diff --git a/internal/tui/task/model.go b/internal/tui/task/model.go
index 9c4a256..84419d5 100644
--- a/internal/tui/task/model.go
+++ b/internal/tui/task/model.go
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 				m.CreateTasksWithSpecs(spec),
 			)
 		case key.Matches(msg, keys.Common.State):
-			if ws, ok := m.TaskWorkspace(m.task); ok {
+			if ws := m.TaskWorkspaceOrCurrentWorkspace(m.task); ws != nil {
 				return m, tui.NavigateTo(tui.ResourceListKind, tui.WithParent(ws.GetID()))
 			} else {
 				return m, tui.ReportError(errors.New("task not associated with a workspace"))
@@ -306,10 +306,10 @@ func (m model) HelpBindings() []key.Binding {
 		keys.Common.Retry,
 		localKeys.ToggleInfo,
 	}
-	if mod := m.task.Module(); mod != nil {
+	if moduleID := m.task.ModuleID; moduleID != nil {
 		bindings = append(bindings, keys.Common.Module)
 	}
-	if ws := m.task.Workspace(); ws != nil {
+	if workspaceID := m.task.WorkspaceID; workspaceID != nil {
 		bindings = append(bindings, keys.Common.Workspace)
 	}
 	if plan.IsApplyTask(m.task) {
diff --git a/internal/tui/workspace/list.go b/internal/tui/workspace/list.go
index 38ed669..f3d31bf 100644
--- a/internal/tui/workspace/list.go
+++ b/internal/tui/workspace/list.go
@@ -97,8 +97,13 @@ func (m list) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	case resource.Event[*task.Task]:
 		// Re-render workspace whenever a task event is received belonging to the
 		// workspace.
-		if ws := msg.Payload.Workspace(); ws != nil {
-			m.table.AddItems(ws.(*workspace.Workspace))
+		if workspaceID := msg.Payload.WorkspaceID; workspaceID != nil {
+			ws, err := m.Workspaces.Get(*workspaceID)
+			if err != nil {
+				m.Logger.Error("re-rendering workspace upon receiving task event", "error", err, "task", msg.Payload)
+				return m, nil
+			}
+			m.table.AddItems(ws)
 		}
 	case tea.KeyMsg:
 		switch {
diff --git a/internal/tui/workspace/resource.go b/internal/tui/workspace/resource.go
index cf1d554..d958bb5 100644
--- a/internal/tui/workspace/resource.go
+++ b/internal/tui/workspace/resource.go
@@ -78,21 +78,21 @@ func (m resourceModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 			fn := func(workspaceID resource.ID) (task.Spec, error) {
 				return m.states.Taint(workspaceID, m.resource.Address)
 			}
-			return m, m.CreateTasks(fn, m.resource.Workspace().GetID())
+			return m, m.CreateTasks(fn, m.resource.WorkspaceID)
 		case key.Matches(msg, resourcesKeys.Untaint):
 			fn := func(workspaceID resource.ID) (task.Spec, error) {
 				return m.states.Untaint(workspaceID, m.resource.Address)
 			}
-			return m, m.CreateTasks(fn, m.resource.Workspace().GetID())
+			return m, m.CreateTasks(fn, m.resource.WorkspaceID)
 		case key.Matches(msg, resourcesKeys.Move):
-			return m, m.Move(m.resource.Workspace().GetID(), m.resource.Address)
+			return m, m.Move(m.resource.WorkspaceID, m.resource.Address)
 		case key.Matches(msg, keys.Common.Delete):
 			fn := func(workspaceID resource.ID) (task.Spec, error) {
 				return m.states.Delete(workspaceID, m.resource.Address)
 			}
 			return m, tui.YesNoPrompt(
 				"Delete resource?",
-				m.CreateTasks(fn, m.resource.Workspace().GetID()),
+				m.CreateTasks(fn, m.resource.WorkspaceID),
 			)
 		case key.Matches(msg, keys.Common.PlanDestroy):
 			// Create a targeted destroy plan.
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func (m resourceModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 			fn := func(workspaceID resource.ID) (task.Spec, error) {
 				return m.plans.Plan(workspaceID, createRunOptions)
 			}
-			return m, m.CreateTasks(fn, m.resource.Workspace().GetID())
+			return m, m.CreateTasks(fn, m.resource.WorkspaceID)
 		}
 	case tea.WindowSizeMsg:
 		m.viewport.SetDimensions(m.viewportWidth(msg.Width), m.viewportHeight(msg.Height))
diff --git a/internal/workspace/service.go b/internal/workspace/service.go
index 3ed687d..2a70937 100644
--- a/internal/workspace/service.go
+++ b/internal/workspace/service.go
@@ -93,7 +93,11 @@ func (s *Service) LoadWorkspacesUponInit(sub <-chan resource.Event[*task.Task])
 		if event.Payload.State != task.Exited {
 			continue
 		}
-		mod, err := s.modules.Get(event.Payload.Module().GetID())
+		moduleID := event.Payload.ModuleID
+		if moduleID == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		mod, err := s.modules.Get(*moduleID)
 		if err != nil {
 			continue
 		}