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Your Body’s Telling On You
This post explores the real cost of ignoring your health—from the food you eat to the systems that shape your choices. It challenges readers to go beyond knowing better to actually doing better

Troy Rienstra
Dec 1, 2025


Community Is More Than a Zip Code
Communities thrive when we choose progress over comfort, let go of the past, and build together for a future we all call home.

Troy Rienstra
Sep 1, 2025


the Modern Work World
From burnout to breakthroughs—explore how today’s evolving workplace is reshaping success, wellness, and the future of our kids.

Troy Rienstra
Jul 7, 2025


The Business of Us
Treat your marriage like your legacy—built with structure, vision, and emotional intelligence. The home is your greatest enterprise.

Troy Rienstra
Jun 30, 2025


Holding Onto Humanity
A reflection on faith, division, healing & the America we hope to become.

Troy Rienstra
Jun 19, 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


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


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


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


Affordable Housing"
Michigan spends millions on homelessness—but the crisis grows. Where’s the money going? The truth about “affordable” housing, exposed.

Troy Rienstra
Apr 3, 2025


Reimagining Incarceration
In a society focused on wellness, it's paradoxical that our correctional system remains entrenched in outdated punitive practices

Troy Rienstra
Mar 31, 2025


Local Politics Matter More Than You Think
A study from Harvard University shows that Americans today are more politically divided than at any other time in modern history.

Troy Rienstra
Feb 15, 2025


A Blueprint for the Future
Now, we look ahead. What does a successful Pontiac look like in five, ten, or twenty years?

Troy Rienstra
Feb 11, 2025


Pontiac Peace Treaty
The Pontiac Peace Treaty Series is about uniting the people of Pontiac to demand real action

Troy Rienstra
Feb 6, 2025


Pontiac’s Legacy
In this series we’re going beyond history lessons. This is about recognizing our roots, reclaiming our city, and rewriting the future.

Troy Rienstra
Feb 4, 2025
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