Thriving Humans

Letters from Rebecca

Every so often, Rebecca writes a letter. Reflections on rest, relationships, nervous systems, and being human, sent with care to those who want to stay close to the work. Some are gathered here. To get them as they’re written, join the list below.

~ Rebecca Thompson Hitt, Founder and Guide

The latest three letters from Rebecca….

May 30, 2026What real rest actually looks like Hello dear one, Last week I sent you the Radical Rest Kit, and I confessed that I'd built it while discovering I had, ironically, run right past my own needs for rest in the process. A lot of you wrote back to check on me, to laugh with me at their own recognition of themselves in similar moments, and that reassured me that I’m not the only one. Thank you. I've been thinking all week about what real rest actually looks like. Because the picture in our heads, the one of someone in bed, doing...Read more
May 23, 2026The most radical thing you can do this week Hello dear one, This week, I noticed myself in a really old pattern, and I wanted to share it with you because I think you might recognize something similar in yourself. A few days ago, I did the very thing I help others learn to do differently. I pushed myself past the point where I should have stopped, ironically working on a Radical Rest Retreat. I worked to exhaustion trying to finish, forgetting everything I know cognitively about rest and the nervous system, until I hit the place I...Read more
May 16, 2026Two new episodes, and a heads-up Last week, we sent you the very first episode of Thriving Humans. Today I want to tell you about what's happened since then. Episodes two and three are live! Episode two is called Cycle Breaking, and it's the conversation so many of you have wanted me to have with you for a long time. (Rebecca, how do we break these cycles???) Meredith and I had this one ourselves long before we ever pressed record. I know that cycle breaking is one of those phrases that gets thrown around a lot, and most of...Read more