Meet the Author
Radha Agrawal
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Hi, I'm Radha. Let's be friends. (I mean it.)
Okay, come closer — I want to share something first.
I'm an identical twin. I grew up between cultures — soaking up two worlds at once, which honestly made me a little obsessed with belonging before I even had a word for it.
Nothing you see here was built on a genius plan. It was built on stubbornness, a lot of wrong turns, and a deep personal refusal to accept that loneliness was just... the deal. Because I've felt that loneliness. The kind that crashes the party even when you're surrounded by people. Not fun. 0 out of 10, do not recommend.
Then I became a mom at 40 — and everything shifted. Suddenly I wasn't just navigating my own friendships, I was watching my daughter learn how to make hers. Seeing her figure out the lunch table, get left out sometimes, find her people. It cracked me open in the best way. And it got me wondering: in a post-pandemic, post-AI world, how do any of us actually make a friend? Because becoming a mom quietly reshuffled some of my closest relationships too — and I had to learn, all over again, how to reach out and rebuild.
So I started doing the inconvenient, wildly inefficient thing: actually reaching out. Staying longer. Showing up even when it felt ridiculous. And slowly — slowly — something shifted.
That became Daybreaker — a gorgeous global dance and wellness community — and the Belong Center. Hundreds of thousands of people dancing at sunrise all over the world, which still kind of blows my mind if I think about it for too long. And being mama to that community, watching strangers become friends in real time, inspired me to memorialize all of it in a book. It's called How to Make a Friend. Because honestly — that's the whole thing.
Here's the honest version: you don't need to have it figured out. You just need to be slightly more ready than you are scared — and take one small, brave step.I'll be right here.
With love & mischief,
Build your life
around friendship.
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I care about every human finding that. It’s the foundation of a life well lived. You got this.
- Radha
Professional Bio
Radha Agrawal is a cultural architect, bestselling author, and the founder and CEO of Daybreaker, a global daylife movement that has brought together over one million people across 60+ cities and all 7 continents for sober, music-driven experiences rooted in joy, movement, and human connection.
She is also the co-founder of THINX, a company that disrupted a $15 billion industry and helped spark a global conversation around women’s health, and the founder of the Belong Center, a nonprofit dedicated to ending the loneliness epidemic and building a culture of belonging for people and the planet.
Radha is the author of the bestselling book Belong and the forthcoming How to Make a Friend, a deeply researched and poetic exploration of modern friendship, community, and human connection. Her work sits at the intersection of culture, science, and experience design—translating the research on social connection into real-world practices that bring people back to each other.
Her work has reached over a million community members globally through Daybreaker and has generated billions of impressions across digital and live platforms. She has spoken on stages around the world and partnered with leading brands, institutions, and cities to reimagine how we gather, connect, and build belonging at scale.
Radha’s work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, The Today Show, and Good Morning America. She has been recognized as a leading voice in community building, social wellness, and cultural innovation, helping shape a new category at the intersection of wellbeing and human connection.
Through her companies, writing, and global community, Radha is building a movement rooted in one belief: we are not meant to do life alone—and the future depends on how we find our way back to each other.