Who Taught You to Love?: Tools for Building Belonging, Safe Spaces, and a Life of Purpose: 5 (Bridge the Gaps)

A community is like a garden. Bad things grow naturally. Good things have to be planted and tended to. But we all deserve a safe community where we can thrive and grow in relationship and in our uniqueness. Have you found or built a tribe where you can be authentic and vulnerable? Here’s the resource to get you started!

If you’re like most people, much of the relational pain you may have experienced can be avoided if you have the tools to prevent and heal relationship breakdown. In fact, the right approach can create the type of community where you can develop your unique, God-given self and launch out into your purpose. Who Taught You to Love? provides the tools to reflect on who you are, how to heal emotional wounds, and create a community around you that models emotionally healthy skill building.

If you’ve experienced traumas that scarred your life, the lessons in these pages discuss ways to organize your life to heal and provide resources to provide you with an on-ramp to receive skilled help. Learn how to find your purpose, build yourself up, and create an emotionally healthy community free from shame.


Jonathan Frejuste is an author and the creator of TheBridge330, a mentoring program whose mission is to provide quality mentoring tools and resources to underserved, under-resourced, and vulnerable communities in ways that support sustained social change, a restoration of hope, and an avenue to emotional health. You can learn more at www.thebridge330.com.