Tribe

Why do modern societies, despite their wealth and comfort, produce so much loneliness and alienation? Discover the powerful, ancient human need for tribal connection and how its absence in contemporary life is at the root of our deepest anxieties, from everyday dissatisfaction to PTSD. Sebastian Junger reveals what we’ve lost by abandoning our small-group, community-focused instincts. You'll learn how soldiers miss the intense bonds of combat, why disaster survivors often feel a strange sense of happiness, and how you can start rebuilding a sense of true belonging in your own life.

Sebastian Junger is an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker who has spent decades reporting from the world’s most dangerous conflict zones, including Afghanistan and Liberia. This firsthand experience with soldiers in combat gave him a unique perspective on the powerful bonds of loyalty and community forged under extreme duress. His profound observations on the struggles veterans face upon returning to a disconnected modern society form the core of his groundbreaking work on human belonging.