The Morning Share

67. The Human Hunger To Belong


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Belonging isn’t just being included—it’s being known, needed, and welcomed as your real self. Angela and Deanna begin a new conversation about inner belonging, community, loneliness, fitting in, and the brave work of feeling at home in your own skin. This episode invites us to ask: Do I belong to myself, and where am I present but not truly known?


Timestamps

00:00 — Beginning the Belonging series

02:00 — “Am I safe? Do I belong?”

08:00 — Loneliness and the need for connection

09:50 — Defining belonging

16:10 — What belonging is not

34:43 — A practice for belonging to yourself


Show Music: Just Like Me by, ThruLine


The Morning Share Podcast is produced, edited, and mixed by Angela Boeckman and Deanna West.


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Resources Mentioned

Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation, Office of the Surgeon General (OSG). Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community [Internet]. Washington (DC): US Department of Health and Human Services; 2023–. PMID: 37792968.



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