Belonging is something we all crave, but it’s easy to mistake professional settings as its foundation. For years, Social Tables, the company I started, gave me that sense of connection—I felt validated, supported, and part of something bigger.
But when I sold and eventually left, that belonging vanished. I was left with the stark realization that my personal life lacked the same foundation I had built professionally. I had no safety net to fall back on.
That wake-up call forced me to reassess everything. It’s why I moved to Idaho, leaned into my Judaism, and dated with more intention. I got married, started a family, and created the sense of belonging I had been chasing all along. It wasn’t a seamless process, and I definitely did it in an unconventional order. But it worked.
Belonging starts with the basics: a foundation in our personal lives that can sustain us as life happens.
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