Radio Headspace What Makes a Place Feel Like Home?
Mar 18, 2026
Personal travel stories that flip expectations about belonging. Moments of connection and surprising loneliness in Kenya and India. Reflections that home is an internal state, not a location. Practical small actions for practicing belonging and building a sense of home from within.
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Expectations Collide With Identity In Kenya
- Dora Kamau traveled to Kenya expecting a sudden sense of belonging when she arrived.
- She was welcomed warmly but felt doors close when locals assumed she was American after saying she lived in Canada/California.
Belonging Is Built From The Inside Out
- Dora Kamau concludes belonging cannot be outsourced to a location; places can support but not do the inner work.
- She frames home as something built from the inside out, requiring personal shifts rather than arrival.
Lonely At A Sacred Retreat
- Dora Kamau attended a yoga teacher training in Rishikesh and felt loneliness despite being in a spiritually meaningful place.
- After intense breath work and watching others pair off, she realized she had been waiting for external validation of her experience.