n n2017 Nautilus Award Gold Winnern nFeel like you dont belong? Youre not alone. n n The world has never been more connected, yet people are lonelier than ever. Whether we feel unworthy, alienated, or anxious about our place in the world -- the absence of belonging is the great silent wound of our times. n n Most people think of belonging as a mythical place, and they spend a lifetime searching for it in vain. But what if belonging isnt a place at all? What if its a skill that has been lost or forgotten? n n With her signature depth and eloquence, Toko-pa maps a path to Belonging from the inside out. Drawing on myth, stories and dreams, she takes us into the origins of our estrangement, reframing exile as a necessary initiation into authenticity. Then she shares the competencies of belonging: a set of ancestral practices to heal our wounds and restore true belonging to our lives and to the world.n