Why Trying To Find Community Is Hard And How To Keep Trying Anyway

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You know what really no one tells you about? How hard it is to make friends as an adult. Yes, you have your lifers. Those people you can no see for months and then pick right back up where you left off. But what about the people who are living your every day with you? The people you can walk right into their house, toss your shoes by the door, grab a Diet Coke from the fridge and sit down on the couch – all without speaking a word to them? These are the golden friendships. The hardest to find friendships.

So, the question has to be asked: How DO you find them? Because trying is hard. Exhausting. Emily Stooksbury knows exactly what they feels like. It’s why @new2knox on Instagram was born, and it’s why she’s made it her mission to equip people to build community.

You’re not alone in your loneliness. This episode proves it. Now it’s time to do something about it.