How to Start Rehumaning

If you’re curious about rehumaning, you’re in the right place. These short videos walk you through the core ideas, language, and practices you need to get started.

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How to Practice

We are made to know what we need. The issue is finding the time, permission, and supportive conditions we need to do it.

Rehumaning Video Lessons

Explore short videos on the core ideas of rehumaning.

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Dangerous Weather

Explore why modern life feels so hard right now. Learn the four forces—being overtapped, overworked, overstimulated, and overwrought—that are depleting you and kids.

Safe Harbors

When the weather gets rough, we need safe places to land. Discover the people and places that help you get the care and repair you need when the storms of life are too strong.

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Human Essentials

We are born with 14 natural superpowers—our evolutionary birthrights. Learn what they are and why protecting them can change everything.

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Body Essentials

Eat. Sleep. Move. Regulate. Learn why your body's most fundamental needs are also its most powerful.

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Mind Essentials

Play, wonder, flow, and creativity aren't extras—they're essentials for protecting your mind's natural capacities.

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Heart Essentials

Connection, love, and belonging are biological needs. Learn what it takes to build relationships that sustain us.

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Spirit Essentials

Celebrate. Contribute. Believe. The essentials of the spirit are what makes life worth living and loving.

There's a lot more to explore. How We Thrive is the full guide—the science, stories, and strategies—you need to start rehumaning your life and the lives of the kids you care for.

How We Thrive

Caring for Kids and Ourselves in a Changing World

by Stephanie Malia Krauss

illustrated by Manuel S. Herrera

50 Mini-Moves to Fit Fitness Into Modern Life

An all-ages list of tiny, doable movement ideas you can tuck into a packed day—so you feel better in your body without needing a gym, special gear, or extra time.

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Barriers to Belonging

A clear breakdown of what gets in the way of true belonging—so you can spot harmful patterns (in schools, families, or communities) and start creating spaces where people actually feel seen and safe.

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Characteristics of Creative People

A one-page guide to the traits that fuel creativity—plus ideas for how to nurture them in young people—so you can recognize and grow creativity at home, and any other space or place where you spend time.

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Movement by Life Stage

Snapshot recommendations for healthy movement across ages and abilities, so you can quickly see what “enough movement” looks like and make realistic, caring choices for yourself and the kids in your care.

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Types of Rest

A gentle guide to different kinds of rest—body, mind, heart, and spirit—so you can figure out what kind of rest you need, and choose small practices that truly restore you.

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Rehumaning Resources

These free resources from How We Thrive provide immediate and practical ways to rehuman childhood and your life.

50 Ways to Make Modern Life More Wonder-Full

Simple prompts to help you notice beauty, curiosity, and awe in everyday life—so you and the kids you care for feel more alive, present, and hopeful.

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Buying Real Foods on a Tight Budget or Public Benefits

Practical guidance for eating real, nourishing food when money, time, and access are tight—so you can stretch benefits or a limited budget without sacrificing your family’s health.

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Contribution by Life Stage

A developmental roadmap that shows how kids can meaningfully contribute at every age and stage of life. Use this to match responsibilities to developmental appropriateness, and help them feel capable and needed.

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Signs of Stress

A simple, whole-person checklist of what stress looks like in the body, mind, heart, and spirit. This can help you catch overload earlier and respond with more compassion and effective action.

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Social Harms

A brief overview of the social forces that quietly wear us down—so you can name what’s happening around you—and the kids in your care—and start pushing toward more human, healthy ways of living together.

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