Guided Learning

Guided Learning is organized into focused areas of growth. Each topic is offered through a clear structure, allowing participants to engage thoughtfully and at their own pace.

This learning area focuses on understanding emotions and developing skills to respond rather than react.

Topics may include:

• Understanding emotional responses and triggers

• Recognizing stress and trauma patterns

• Grounding techniques and regulation practices

• Developing emotional safety and awareness

“A person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls.”
— Proverbs 25:28

Emotional Regulation

Stress & Stress Management

This learning area helps individuals understand stress responses and develop healthier coping practices.

Topics may include:

• Understanding stress and its effects on the body and mind

• Identifying chronic stress patterns

• Developing practical stress management tools

• Building rhythms of rest and recovery

“Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.”
— 1 Peter 5:7

Breaking Unhealthy Patterns & Habits

This learning area supports insight into behavior change through awareness, not shame.

Topics may include:

• Understanding habit formation and emotional triggers

• Identifying cycles of avoidance or self-sabotage

• Developing replacement practices

• Building consistency through compassion

“Do not conform to the pattern of this world,
but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
— Romans 12:2

Self-Awareness & Identity

This learning area supports individuals in understanding their inner world, values, and patterns.

Topics may include:

• Identifying thought patterns and emotional habits

• Understanding identity beyond circumstance

• Building internal awareness and reflection practices

• Developing clarity around purpose and values

“Search me, O God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.”
— Psalm 139:23

Boundaries & Personal Responsibility

This learning area addresses the role of boundaries in emotional safety and wellness.

Topics may include:

• Understanding healthy vs. unhealthy boundaries

• Learning to say no without guilt

• Recognizing emotional overextension

• Developing responsibility without shame

“Let your ‘Yes’ be yes, and your ‘No,’ no.”
— Matthew 5:37

Relational Safety, Power & Healing

(Domestic Violence Awareness & Recovery-Informed Learning)

This area provides education on relational safety, power dynamics, and emotional harm. It is voluntary, self-directed, and educational, focusing on understanding rather than personal disclosure. No lived experience or sharing is required.

Topics may include:

• Understanding power and control in relationships

• Recognizing unhealthy and unsafe relational patterns

• Emotional manipulation, coercion, and isolation

• The impact of prolonged relational trauma

• Reclaiming agency, voice, and personal boundaries

• Safety awareness and supportive resources

“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”
— Psalm 34:18

Communication & Relational Awareness

This learning area focuses on healthy expression, listening, and relational boundaries.

Topics may include:

• Communicating needs and limits respectfully

• Understanding conflict responses

• Active listening and emotional intelligence

• Navigating difficult conversations with clarity

“Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.”
— James 1:19

Mental Wellness Literacy

This learning area provides foundational understanding of mental health without clinical labeling.

Topics may include:

• Understanding mental wellness vs. mental illness

• Reducing stigma and misinformation

• Recognizing when professional help may be needed

• Learning supportive language and responses

“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom.”
— Proverbs 4:7