If you’re working from your house today, half-listening to a podcast just to feel less alone, I want to tell you something: You’re not weird. You’re not failing. It’s just really hard to feel connected these days.
You might work from home by choice or had it foisted on you. But what no one tells you is how hard it is to find your people when you’re no longer in school, at a busy workplace, or raising young kids and relying on their birthday parties to make friends.
Remote work has so many perks—but local social connection isn’t one of them.
No built-in coworkers to grab lunch with. No casual “Hey, how was your weekend?” moments that don’t precede your next zoom meeting.
At Cohere, we hear it all the time:
“I felt like I was sinking into a depression.”
“I didn’t realize how lonely I was until I felt what it’s like to belong again.”
“It took me three visits before I even said more than five words to anyone. And now? These are my people.”
Belonging takes more than showing up once and hoping it clicks.
It takes:
- Consistency—even when your schedule is fighting against it.
- Small talk—yes, even when it feels pointless at first.
- Vulnerability—telling someone you’re new, or lonely, or not sure how this works.
- Time—Built slowly and steadily that adds up like rings on a tree.
But there’s one secret ingredient that speeds up the magic: showing up to a social event.
That spark you’re craving? It often happens at Lunch Buddies, where coworkers sit down together and discuss everything from Esh’s to documetaries. It shows up at our potlucks, when you find out someone else likes the spiciest food on earth. It shows up at Cotivation, when you hear someone say, “I’m stuck too,” and suddenly you’re not alone.
Those little moments are what transform a place you work into a place you belong.
So here’s your invitation:
Come back to Cohere and mean it this time. Bring your laptop, attend on a schedule and put in the effort.
Stay for Lunch Buddies or check out the next potluck or Cotivation group.
Let yourself connect—even just a little.
Use this link to get a free day pass. Whether you’ve been a member before, are sitting the fence right now or had a horrible experience at a different coworking space. Let’s try again.
Because feeling rooted in a place doesn’t happen by magic. Belonging in a coworking space doesn’t happen after one visit.
But it can happen—especially when lunch is involved.
Love, Angel