The HTBA Promise: Why We're Really Here
Welcome back to How to Be Alive.
If you've landed here, you're likely in the middle of something —
A shift.
A threshold.
A silent recognition that life as you knew it isn’t quite enough… and the old maps don’t seem to work like they used to.
You’re not lost.
You’re evolving.
And so are we.
What is How to Be Alive?
HTBA is a living library, a soul project, and a home for people growing through complex times.
We’re not here to sell you a 3-step hack or pretend personal development is easy.
We’re here to tell the truth.
This project exists to help you:
- Grow through the stages of consciousness without shame
- See yourself and your world with new clarity
- Reclaim your time, energy, and agency from systems that drain you
- Build a life that reflects your values, not your programming
- Connect deeply, courageously, and honestly with others
- Create with soul, sovereignty, and sustainability
All of this is done through the lens of:
- Developmental psychology
- Meta-awareness
- Spiral Dynamics
- Post-capitalist economics
- Game B thinking
- Sacred self-inquiry
- And the wisdom of the living world
The HTBA Promise
We promise to meet you where you are — and walk with you as you grow.
We promise to never oversimplify what’s complex, but also never use complexity as a shield.
We promise to offer tools, language, and maps — not as gospel, but as companions.
We promise to honor your agency, your timeline, and your wholeness — even when you feel fragmented.
We promise that you’re not behind — you’re just becoming.
What’s coming next (a 7 part series)
Over the next 7 days, we’ll introduce the core pillars that hold this ecosystem together.
Each one reflects a different facet of what it means to become more alive in today’s world.
- Spiral Growth – evolving through the stages of consciousness
- Meta-Awareness – seeing the systems beneath your stories
- Sacred Sovereignty – reclaiming your energy and agency
- Relational Intelligence – healing through human connection
- Living Systems Literacy – thinking like a forest, not a factory
- Post-Capitalist Practice – creating value without selling your soul
- Mythos & Meaning – restoring the soul of your story
Whether you're new here or have been with us since the first spiral map — welcome.
Let this next week re-root you in what matters.
Let’s Begin the Dialogue
What brought you here?
Which pillar speaks loudest to you right now?
You can reply to this email (if you’re reading this via newsletter) or leave a comment below if you’re on the blog.
We read everything.
We’re building this with you, not just for you.
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With care,
Tyler Julka
Founder, HTBA