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Unpacking Why We Procrastinate
Procrastination isn’t laziness—it’s emotional. Understand why we delay, and how to take control before the weight of “later” takes over.

Troy Rienstra
Jun 9, 2025


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, 2025


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

Troy Rienstra
Jun 2, 2025


Justice or Just a Game?
Justice isn’t a game—but we’ve turned it into one. This blog exposes how deals, denial, and dysfunction distort accountability.

Troy Rienstra
May 29, 2025


Memorial Day
Honoring heroes past and present who fought for freedom, justice, and the values we carry forward.

Troy Rienstra
May 26, 2025


More Than the Dream
MLK wasn’t chasing fame—he was carrying a burden. His leadership was quiet, faithful, and deeply human. This is the man beyond the dream.

Troy Rienstra
May 22, 2025


Paper Shields and Blind Spots
PPOs promise protection—but without tracking or enforcement, victims are left exposed. The system isn’t broken. It’s blind.

Troy Rienstra
May 19, 2025


Criminal Justice Advocacy
$300M is poured into justice reform yearly. But with so little reaching those returning home, is advocacy solving the problem—or sustaining it?

Troy Rienstra
May 15, 2025


Purpose Is the New Freedom
Formerly incarcerated leaders are redefining success through purpose, not survival. This post highlights real stories, data, and the power of transformation after prison— proving freedom starts with vision, not release.

Troy Rienstra
May 12, 2025


Black Mold: The Silent Epidemic
Black mold exposure is one of the most underdiagnosed, unacknowledged public health concern facing low-income families today.

Troy Rienstra
May 8, 2025


The System Is Sick, Too
Real change starts when we stop repeating broken patterns and start building systems that actually heal.

Troy Rienstra
May 5, 2025


Generational Trauma
It’s the shared current that runs through slavery, incarceration, domestic violence, and poverty—and how they tangle into our roots

Troy Rienstra
May 1, 2025


When Empowerment Becomes Exclusion
Empowerment is increasingly being used as a way to separate, not unify.

Troy Rienstra
Apr 28, 2025


The Octopus in my Mind
I was never taught the language of trauma, let alone how to recognize it in myself. For years, I dismissed it. Until it started showing up in ways I couldn’t ignore.

Troy Rienstra
Apr 24, 2025


When the Shepherd Falls
The thing the church needs most today is the ability to heal wounds and to warm the hearts of the faithful... I see the church as a field hospital after battle.”– Pope Francis

Troy Rienstra
Apr 23, 2025


Beyond Burnout: Moral Injury
Moral injury names something deeper than just stress or fatigue. It acknowledges the psychological and spiritual harm

Troy Rienstra
Apr 21, 2025


Easter Reflections
What if walking with Jesus isn’t about religion—but about realignment, healing, and becoming the best version of you?

Troy Rienstra
Apr 15, 2025


Pushing Through Uncertainty
Rebuilding through uncertainty takes grit. When the vision is real but progress is slow, stay rooted—your purpose is still unfolding.

Troy Rienstra
Apr 14, 2025


The Economic Toll of Trauma
Trauma is not just a personal burden or clinical diagnosis. It is an economic issue

Troy Rienstra
Apr 10, 2025


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

Troy Rienstra
Apr 7, 2025
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