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Subscribe for groundbreaking ideas and solutions journalism about how we care for our families and communities. Join us for 2025’s How to Find Your People Club, an IRL community-building project for the 21st century.
About me:
I’m Katherine Goldstein, an award-winning journalist and a fellow at The Better Life Lab at New America. My work has appeared in the NYT, WashPost, Vox, TIME, and more. I live in Durham, NC, and am the mom of three, including pandemic twins.
I am working on my first book, HOW TO FIND YOUR PEOPLE: A Guide to the Transformative Power of Community. It will be published by Portfolio, an imprint of Penguin Random House, in spring 2027.
Become a paid member and get access to the How to Find Your People Club!
Join us for an interactive curriculum to share what I’m learning from writing my book, hear your stories, and try out some research-backed IRL community-finding and building tactics TOGETHER. You’ll get years-early access to some of the groundbreaking ideas and tools I’ll cover in the book, and your stories and experiences will inform my reporting.
For many years, America has been in a worsening loneliness crisis. Since Trump’s re-election, I’ve seen so many smart people declare our most significant priority should be to invest in local communities and in-person relationships. I couldn’t agree more. But if it were simple and effortless, we would have all done it a long time ago. (I’ll be talking a lot about WHY this is so hard at this moment in history, and no, it’s not your fault if you feel isolated.) So, if you aren’t sure how to find and connect with fulfilling communities in an ongoing way, you aren’t alone. And I’m here to help.
In addition to 1-2 public newsletters per month, club members can expect:
Self-reflective community-building prompts, quizzes, and games
Dedicated threads and chats
Monthly virtual hangouts
An optional Find-a-Friend IRL matching program
(thanks for supporting my work so I can support my family)
