Thriving Humans Fri, 15 May 2026 17:05:10 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2614745 en © 2026 Thriving Humans yes 4a7b7230-8a22-5d14-b463-41f13320ed7b rebecca@thrivinghumans.org Rebecca Thompson Hitt & Meredith Alvarado episodic false Every one of us came from a family. That history lives in us, whether we realize it or not, shaping how we relate, how we parent, how we feel about ourselves.

Thriving Humans is a podcast for people who suspect there's another way. Holistic family therapist Rebecca Thompson Hitt and healer Meredith Alvarado explore cycle breaking, boundaries, relationships, and what it actually takes to stop just getting by and start thriving. No diagnoses. No prescriptions. Just real conversations that trust you already have your answers.

New episodes every week. Follow and subscribe.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) cycle breaking, relationships, thriving, holistic family therapy, nervous system, attachment, conscious parenting, boundaries, self care, inner knowing, family patterns, wellbeing Rebecca Thompson Hitt & Meredith Alvarado rebecca@thrivinghumans.org https://storage.buzzsprout.com/lso0x98gvblu1y3lcmhsar55opde?.jpg Thriving Humans Going Out and Coming Back Going Out and Coming Back What's actually our job as our kids grow? And what does it bring up in us when we look at our own lives at the same ages?

In this 45-minute episode, Meredith and Rebecca pick up where cycle breaking left off-- looking at the four-year-old and the eight-year-old through the lens of the Circle of Security. What does it mean to encourage our children to go out, and being there when they come back in?

Along the way: why the age you struggled with as a child might be the age that's hardest to parent. Bruce Perry's research on the regression that usually comes before a developmental leap. The difference between extrinsic memory and implicit somatic memory. Why an eight-year-old who seems advanced still cannot, generally, clean their own room. And why play doesn't have an expiration date for them, or for us as adults.

And the quiet truth underneath all of it: if you had a childhood, you came from a family. The patterns you inherited live in you whether you have kids or not. Looking at these ages is also an invitation to look back at your own experiences.

In the next episode, we go deeper into the inner landscape of the twelve-year-old.

"We get to start over each time. There will always be a new opportunity to make a different choice." — Meredith

Be curious. Be kind. Start with yourself.

Thriving Humans is hosted by Rebecca Thompson Hitt and Meredith Alvarado. Follow and subscribe wherever you listen.

Radical Rest Retreats, both online and in person, are coming soon!

Podcast artwork: Visual Medicine paintings by Rebecca Thompson Hitt

Theme music composed and performed by Chris Peña · chrispenamusic.com

]]> What's actually our job as our kids grow? And what does it bring up in us when we look at our own lives at the same ages?

In this 45-minute episode, Meredith and Rebecca pick up where cycle breaking left off-- looking at the four-year-old and the eight-year-old through the lens of the Circle of Security. What does it mean to encourage our children to go out, and being there when they come back in?

Along the way: why the age you struggled with as a child might be the age that's hardest to parent. Bruce Perry's research on the regression that usually comes before a developmental leap. The difference between extrinsic memory and implicit somatic memory. Why an eight-year-old who seems advanced still cannot, generally, clean their own room. And why play doesn't have an expiration date for them, or for us as adults.

And the quiet truth underneath all of it: if you had a childhood, you came from a family. The patterns you inherited live in you whether you have kids or not. Looking at these ages is also an invitation to look back at your own experiences.

In the next episode, we go deeper into the inner landscape of the twelve-year-old.

"We get to start over each time. There will always be a new opportunity to make a different choice." — Meredith

Be curious. Be kind. Start with yourself.

Thriving Humans is hosted by Rebecca Thompson Hitt and Meredith Alvarado. Follow and subscribe wherever you listen.

Radical Rest Retreats, both online and in person, are coming soon!

Podcast artwork: Visual Medicine paintings by Rebecca Thompson Hitt

Theme music composed and performed by Chris Peña · chrispenamusic.com

]]> Rebecca Thompson Hitt & Meredith Alvarado Buzzsprout-19185369 Fri, 15 May 2026 17:00:00 -0400 2857 3 full false Cycle Breaking Cycle Breaking Most of us enter parenthood, or really any significant relationship, with a plan for how we think it is going to go. The sitcom version, the book version, the "I will never do that" version. And then reality hits.

In this episode, Rebecca and Meredith get honest about the gap between what they imagined and what actually happened. They explored the patterns they broke, the ones they kept, and the long, messy, beautiful process of figuring it out as they went. Whether you're parenting right now, long past it, or just making sense of the family you came from, this conversation is for you.

Be curious. Be kind. Start with yourself.

Thriving Humans is hosted by Rebecca Thompson Hitt and Meredith Alvarado. Follow and subscribe wherever you listen.

Radical Rest Retreats, both online and in person, are coming soon!

Podcast artwork: Visual Medicine paintings by Rebecca Thompson Hitt

Theme music composed and performed by Chris Peña · chrispenamusic.com

]]> Most of us enter parenthood, or really any significant relationship, with a plan for how we think it is going to go. The sitcom version, the book version, the "I will never do that" version. And then reality hits.

In this episode, Rebecca and Meredith get honest about the gap between what they imagined and what actually happened. They explored the patterns they broke, the ones they kept, and the long, messy, beautiful process of figuring it out as they went. Whether you're parenting right now, long past it, or just making sense of the family you came from, this conversation is for you.

Be curious. Be kind. Start with yourself.

Thriving Humans is hosted by Rebecca Thompson Hitt and Meredith Alvarado. Follow and subscribe wherever you listen.

Radical Rest Retreats, both online and in person, are coming soon!

Podcast artwork: Visual Medicine paintings by Rebecca Thompson Hitt

Theme music composed and performed by Chris Peña · chrispenamusic.com

]]> Rebecca Thompson Hitt & Meredith Alvarado Buzzsprout-19161232 Mon, 11 May 2026 20:00:00 -0400 2887 1 2 full false Welcome to Thriving Humans Welcome to Thriving Humans What does it actually mean to thrive, and not just survive? In this first episode, Rebecca Thompson Hitt and Meredith Alvarado introduce themselves, share what brought them together, and lay out the philosophy behind Thriving Humans: that you already have your answers, and they're here to help you find them.

Follow and subscribe so you never miss an episode. Radical Rest Retreats, both online and in person are coming soon.

Be curious. Be kind. Start with yourself.

Thriving Humans is hosted by Rebecca Thompson Hitt and Meredith Alvarado. Follow and subscribe wherever you listen.

Radical Rest Retreats, both online and in person, are coming soon!

Podcast artwork: Visual Medicine paintings by Rebecca Thompson Hitt

Theme music composed and performed by Chris Peña · chrispenamusic.com

]]> What does it actually mean to thrive, and not just survive? In this first episode, Rebecca Thompson Hitt and Meredith Alvarado introduce themselves, share what brought them together, and lay out the philosophy behind Thriving Humans: that you already have your answers, and they're here to help you find them.

Follow and subscribe so you never miss an episode. Radical Rest Retreats, both online and in person are coming soon.

Be curious. Be kind. Start with yourself.

Thriving Humans is hosted by Rebecca Thompson Hitt and Meredith Alvarado. Follow and subscribe wherever you listen.

Radical Rest Retreats, both online and in person, are coming soon!

Podcast artwork: Visual Medicine paintings by Rebecca Thompson Hitt

Theme music composed and performed by Chris Peña · chrispenamusic.com

]]> Rebecca Thompson Hitt & Meredith Alvarado Buzzsprout-19110762 Fri, 01 May 2026 17:00:00 -0400 1891 full false Trailer · Welcome to Thriving Humans Trailer · Welcome to Thriving Humans Welcome to Thriving Humans! A podcast for people whose inner knowing is whispering that there's another way.

Hosts Rebecca Thompson Hitt (holistic family therapist) and Meredith Alvarado (holistic healer of Mayan ancestry) have been having these conversations for years with clients, with each other, with friends who call late at night not knowing what to do. Now they're having them with you.

New episodes weekly. Subscribe wherever you listen.

Be curious. Be kind. Start with yourself.

Thriving Humans is hosted by Rebecca Thompson Hitt and Meredith Alvarado. Follow and subscribe wherever you listen.

Radical Rest Retreats, both online and in person, are coming soon!

Podcast artwork: Visual Medicine paintings by Rebecca Thompson Hitt

Theme music composed and performed by Chris Peña · chrispenamusic.com

]]> Welcome to Thriving Humans! A podcast for people whose inner knowing is whispering that there's another way.

Hosts Rebecca Thompson Hitt (holistic family therapist) and Meredith Alvarado (holistic healer of Mayan ancestry) have been having these conversations for years with clients, with each other, with friends who call late at night not knowing what to do. Now they're having them with you.

New episodes weekly. Subscribe wherever you listen.

Be curious. Be kind. Start with yourself.

Thriving Humans is hosted by Rebecca Thompson Hitt and Meredith Alvarado. Follow and subscribe wherever you listen.

Radical Rest Retreats, both online and in person, are coming soon!

Podcast artwork: Visual Medicine paintings by Rebecca Thompson Hitt

Theme music composed and performed by Chris Peña · chrispenamusic.com

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