Emotional and psychological resources are vast and accessible on university campuses due to the shared wellbeing goals of academics and the presence of community. Joel Oppenheimer critiques masculinity as a cultural construct that restricts our access to these abundant emotional resources as it fuels individualism, domination, and rape culture. These damaging forces contribute to the depletion of resources and the destruction of our environment. Most humans who live within western cultures have lost their connection to the earth, but few address how we have lost our connection to each other. Hollow phrases such as social justice, community, and inclusion feed the psychological, cultural, or spiritual alibis that allow inaction and disconnection. Oppenheimer discusses ways institutions and communities can use tools of Relational Culture and Transformative Justice to heal the wounds of patriarchy and oppression while formulating a new culture where all identities are seen, heard, and held. He demonstrates the power of storytelling for connection, self-understanding, and establishing the sacred within the mundane. Through storytelling and shared experiences, we can break down the constructs of individualism, scarcity, and dependence to emerge as a community built on mutual respect, shared commitment, and the power to live the way we want the world to be.