Connection
Finding Your People
Connection is one of the most fundamental things we need as human beings. And yet so many of us are quietly starving for it — not because there aren't people in our lives, but because the right kind of connection, the kind that actually nourishes you, can be surprisingly hard to find.
You can feel alone in a full room. You can feel unseen in a long relationship. You can have a hundred followers and nobody to call.
That's not a personal failing. It's one of the defining experiences of our time.
This pathway gathers places, books, films, conversations and ideas to help you find more of the connection that actually matters. Not networking. Not performing. Just the warm, genuine, sometimes messy business of being in each other's lives.
Culture Therapy
The Books, Films and Podcasts That Made Us Feel Less Alone
These are our hand-picked books, films, TV shows and podcasts on connection, friendship, belonging and community, the ones we've loved, been moved by, and immediately wanted to share with someone we care about.
Places Worth Showing Up For
Guidebook
Hand-picked places across the US and UK where connection tends to happen — community spaces, meet-ups, independent venues and initiatives built around the idea that we're better together. Places that make it a little easier to show up and a little harder to leave.
From The Journal
Essays and ideas to help you feel a little more like yourself.
Think of our journal as a quiet corner of the internet dedicated to the big questions. We write honestly about purpose, meaning and the everyday business of figuring out what matters — and we regularly invite in the thinkers and voices we admire, because the best ideas about direction rarely come from just one place.
Choose Your Next Adventure
We’ve put together a quick guide for how to maintain your mental wellbeing while social-distancing.