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“Big Mama”
I was living with PTSD—heavy, unrelenting, layered trauma. The kind that rewires your body to flinch at kindness and brace for betrayal. Honey didn’t ask questions. She didn’t need an intake form. She saw it all—and stayed.

Troy Rienstra
Jul 14


Understanding Resolve
Healing isn’t avoiding conflict; it’s learning to face differences with trust, not fear. Resolve means growing, not controlling.

Troy Rienstra
Jun 5


Trauma Before Bars
How unhealed trauma fuels incarceration—and why prevention, not punishment, is the smartest investment we can make.

Troy Rienstra
Jun 2


Rehabilitation
MDOC states that its mission is "to protect the public by holding offenders accountable while promoting their rehabilitation."

Troy Rienstra
Apr 7


Struggles of Re-Entry
Navigating a world that has changed, evolved, and often, left you behind.

Troy Rienstra
Mar 17
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