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….

July 21, 2026Come see the story underneath Hello dear one, For a few weeks now I've been writing to you about imprints, the patterns we carry from our very beginnings, the story that shows up in the smallest moments of an ordinary day and also in our milestone moments. (How we do one thing is how we do everything!) I've made something that gathers it all into one place, and it's ready for you. It's a short video (under 6 minutes). In it, I tell you about the first time I really saw an imprint, a three-day-old baby who changed the way...Read more
July 18, 2026Is it too late to heal? Hello dear one, As we’ve been looking at the idea of imprints, or the patterns in the nervous system that repeat throughout our lives, maybe you’ve been sitting with a question that many of us have had: Is it too late to heal? Maybe you’re a parent, thinking about your child’s experience of coming into the world. Maybe it was rough, but it’s over now and everyone said not to worry about it. Maybe you’re wondering about the things that you do over and over again that might somehow be connected...Read more
July 11, 2026The story under the story Hello dear one, We've learned to see the world in a certain way. We interpret what we think is happening, and we make up stories about ourselves and our loved ones. The slammed door means something. The child who won't fall asleep, or settle into our arms, means something else. And the way we judge ourselves after we snap at the person we love most, freeze when it's time to begin or rush through the ending, that means something too. We only see the behavior, and we just want to make it stop....Read more