The Belong Center Blueprint™
learn to build community
& help end loneliness

The Belong Center Blueprint™
A playbook for building meaningful connection
where you live, work, & play!

Coming soon!

The Belong Center Blueprint™ is a simple playbook you can use to build the skills and confidence to belong.

Through self-guided interactive video trainings, conversation prompts, & creative practices, you’ll learn how to:

  • Find deeper connection to your authentic self

  • Strengthen existing relationships

  • Build the communities you crave

  • Sustain meaningful connections over time

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Let’s end loneliness, together.

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FAQ

  • 100%. A Belong Circle is connection made easy: less networking, more genuine joy. It’s a space where people of any age or identity feel safe enough to be silly and brave enough to be real. Our Circles come in many forms - whether it's arts and craft nights, game nights, or shared airtime and meaningful conversation. This community training platform is an invitation to connect with what brings you joy while building meaningful connection with others.

  • We’ve built this to be as easy and exciting to access as possible. No schedule coordination → you can engage with The Belong Center Blueprint™ at your own pace, on your own timeline. There are 4 video episodes – from finding belonging within yourself, to becoming a community catalyst. You’ll have a free workbook you can print out or use digitally and follow along. And if you complete all 4 episodes, you get Belong Center-certified, with the opportunity to join our exclusive community of practice for people building community and belonging all across the globe.

  • Fun, meaningful, engaging guidance, support, and tips of the trade from everyone from leading researcher and social connection expert, Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad, to acclaimed author of Belong: Find Your People, Create Community, and Live a More Connected Life, Chief Community Architect of Daybreaker, co-founder of THINX, and more, Radha Agrawal.

  • Belong Center is a 501c3 nonprofit and we work to keep all of our offerings as low-cost and accessible as possible. All donations are tax-exempt. Want to support the growth of this work? Donate to the Daybreaker Giving Circle or via the donation page of our website, www.belongcenter.org. 

Created in friendship with

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Radha Agrawal

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Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad

Karine Plantadit

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Michael Clark

Belong Circle Facilitators Squad

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Becca Bernstein

  • "I came to a circle not knowing what to expect. I was actually going to go back home. I went in there and my experience helped me grow and let me know that there are people who have something in common with me and there's no judgment. If everyone in the world could just talk and not jump to conclusions, this world would be a better place."

  • "Thank you! You helped turn something I dreamed about into something I could actually do. Hosting my first circle reminded me how powerful it is when people feel safe to show up as themselves.”

  • "I attended my first Circle and it was an AHAAAA moment. I've not felt so secured and belonged in a long time. Thank you!"

  • "The greatest belonging I feel in my life is with a group we call the Witches. 6 women, all super busy, who gather at each other’s homes for a simple, low-cost potluck one time a month. Half the group is moms. Several of us have gone through job loss or uncertainty. Many of us have gone through grief. But no matter the season, no matter what any one of us is carrying, this group holds, creating a sacred space where each and every person feels like they belong."

  • “This training helped me understand myself better and be more intentional about the communities I choose. Clarifying my core values gave me the confidence to set better boundaries and recognize what truly aligns. I loved the idea of designing community as an act of thoughtful energy curation.”

  • "Becoming a Community Catalyst has given me purpose! Each month, I look forward to facilitating and hosting a circle for my local community. Connecting with new faces, experiencing positive transformation, and being present with others in person gives a new, much deeper, meaning to my life."

  • “I wanted deeper connection but had no idea how to start. This Blueprint showed me exactly how to host a community circle, and now I’m doing it!”

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