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Trauma + Me: Rebuilding Trust and Connection (#7)
How trauma affects our relationships and, most importantly, how we can rebuild trust and connection.

Troy Rienstra
Feb 10, 2025


Trauma + Me: Trauma and the Body (#6)
Today, we’ll dive into how trauma manifests physically, backed by research and science. We’ll also explore ways to release it.

Troy Rienstra
Feb 6, 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


Trauma + Me: Trauma and Identity (#5)
There’s another layer to trauma that we need to explore: identity. Who are we after trauma?

Troy Rienstra
Feb 3, 2025


Trauma + Me: PTSD – The Long Shadow of Trauma (Post #4)
Today, we’re diving into something that many trauma survivors face: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Troy Rienstra
Jan 31, 2025


Oakland County/Pontiac
Pontiac is a place with a deep history, filled with resilience and potential

Troy Rienstra
Jan 29, 2025


Trauma + Me: The Echoes of Trauma in Relationships (#3)
Today, we’re taking a closer look at how trauma doesn’t just affect us individually—it spills over into our relationships.

Troy Rienstra
Jan 27, 2025


Trauma + Me: How Trauma Rewires the Brain (#2)
We’ll unpack how trauma rewires the brain and what that means for how we think, feel, and live.

Troy Rienstra
Jan 23, 2025


Trauma + Me: Understanding the Invisible Wounds (#1)
Today, we’re diving headfirst into one that’s as personal as it is universal: trauma

Troy Rienstra
Jan 20, 2025


Trauma + Me: Returning to the Conversation
I’m shifting focus to something I’ve touched on before but the felt the importance to begin unpacking: trauma and PTSD.

Troy Rienstra
Jan 19, 2025


Knowledge Is Power
I was kicked out of six prisons because I believed in the power of knowledge to grow, to heal, and to change.

Troy Rienstra
Dec 6, 2024


Who Am I? Exploring Identity
Who are you? Not your job title, not your relationship status, not your Instagram bio. Who are you?

Troy Rienstra
Dec 2, 2024


Mental Health and Masculinity
This post is going to explore mental health and masculinity. Because there’s a lot at stake.

Troy Rienstra
Nov 28, 2024


Back on the Journey
Since my diagnoses, I’ve learned a lot—not just about my body, but about my mind, my spirit, and how deeply connected they are.

Troy Rienstra
Nov 25, 2024


Give Honor, move forward
I was the keynote speaker for the Black History Month Celebration for 200 men while I was in prison

Troy Rienstra
Feb 2, 2024


Where is the Salt and Light...?
My relationship with this community ended the day I became involved
in the robbery and the shooting of a business owner....

Troy Rienstra
Jan 9, 2024


Helping end homelessness for former convicts
My work in the policy sector over the years has produced a great network of individuals working hard to end societal issues that dampen...

Troy Rienstra
Dec 5, 2023


Interrupting Cycles of Violence
Between 1980 and 2000 the U.S. penal population has grown from around 300,000 to more than 2.4 million. In 2012 nearly 7 million people...

Troy Rienstra
Nov 28, 2023


After the Boston Bombings
After the Boston Bombings brought the looming threat of anti-American “radicalization” back into the forefront of media coverage and...

Troy Rienstra
Nov 21, 2023
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