The Belonging Paradox

by Otito Iwuchukwu

Published by Gefc Press, Ottyfab Consulting LLC

About the Book

Are you a member-leader trying to bring belonging to your team, a young adult searching for belonging in friendships, a parent trying to belong in your life stage, or an immigrant trying to find your place? In The Belonging Paradox, Dr. Iwuchukwu brings a fresh perspective to belonging, using a story-based lens to frame our very human need for belonging in liminal spaces—those life spaces where we stand on thresholds between wanting to belong and yet not belonging. In this exploration on belonging paradoxes in families, friendships, work, and parenting, readers will find similarities to their own belonging stories, evocative reminders that belonging is found both within and outside ourselves. This incisive narrative takes readers on a journey of finding answers to the many questions of belonging in interpersonal relationships. The journey to discovering and practicing true belonging described in this book does not end without a destination as Dr. Iwuchukwu offers practical and easily implemented ways for readers to enhance belonging both personally and collectively in their communities at different life stages.