Speaking to groups of all sizes and backgrounds, Holly delivers a unique perspective to the poverty cycle in America, motivating us to reconsider our understanding of others’ struggles and take an active role in seeking solutions. Book Holly for your next conference today!
Growing up on welfare, food stamps, and Greyhound buses, Holly has worked for over a decade changing laws and fighting societal stigmas to better protect women and children.
As someone who served in the Missouri State Legislature for more than a decade, Senator Holly Thompson Rehder has a long track record of fighting for those who cannot help or speak-up for themselves. Now as a thought-leader, advocate, and public speaker, Holly continues her work to protect and uplift women and children, while also working tirelessly to end the stigma of mental illness and addiction. Her heart’s desire is to invoke generational change for those who grew up as she did.
From writing and publishing her own “#MeToo” story, to fighting in the halls of the Missouri Capitol, until her last breath, Holly will not stop...
Our Foster Care system is broken, and it isn’t just Missouri’s that’s broken. Foster Care systems are overwhelmed across the United States. Several issues are...
To end domestic violence, we need to make sure that we are utilizing the legal system to make abusers think twice before harming someone. In...
Senator Holly Thompson Rehder brings a unique perspective to the opioid crises in America. A Republican who speaks candidly from personal experience as someone who...
Right now, in America, child marriage is legal in 37 states. 4 of those states have no minimum age requirement. The majority of Americans are...
From writing and publishing her own “#MeToo” story, to fighting in the halls of the Missouri Capitol, until her last breath, Holly will not stop...
Our Foster Care system is broken, and it isn’t just Missouri’s that’s broken. Foster Care systems are overwhelmed across the United States. Several issues are...
To end domestic violence, we need to make sure that we are utilizing the legal system to make abusers think twice before harming someone. In...
Senator Holly Thompson Rehder brings a unique perspective to the opioid crises in America. A Republican who speaks candidly from personal experience as someone who...
Right now, in America, child marriage is legal in 37 states. 4 of those states have no minimum age requirement. The majority of Americans are...
Important information to share...This spring, the Missouri Department of Public Safety and our state partners warned about the extreme danger posed by nitazenes – synthetic opioids considered five to 10 times more dangerous than fentanyl. Health authorities were concerned because these lab-made opioids were showing up in wastewater sampling from Missouri schools and in counterfeit pills, powders and vapes.
‼️⚠️Now, another dangerous synthetic opioid that’s also considered to be up to 10 times more deadly than fentanyl – cychlorphine – is concerning health officials across the country.
▶️Los Angeles County has just confirmed its first death linked to cychlorphine.
▶️In April, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy reported 55 deaths had been linked to cychlorphine dating back to 2025.
Cychlorphine suppresses breathing, causing severe, life-threatening respiratory and cardiovascular depression.
It is currently undetectable by fentanyl testing strips and is being mixed into the illicit drug supply without people knowing.
▶️Naloxone works with cychlorphine, just as it does with nitazenes. But multiple doses may be required to reverse an overdose caused by opioids.
▶️Treat any illicit substance as a potential risk. Stay informed, stay prepared, avoid illicit substances and carry naloxone. It’s safe to use and saves lives.
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Marriage visas at 16 are trafficking. Period.
See more for information on the federal work to ban child marriage.👇We are grateful that Sen. Durbin has introduced the federal Child Marriage Prevention Act.
But we cannot prevent child marriage if we set the spousal visa age at 16 instead of 18! Or if we pay states to STUDY child marriage instead of BANNING it!
AMEND Section 10: The spousal visa must be 18 — not 16. No exceptions.
STRIKE Section 6: Do not reward states that "study" child marriage instead of ending it.
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MoDOT announces new 75 mph speed limits on four interstates
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Parts of four Missouri interstates will see their maximum speed limits increase from 70 to 75 miles per hour this fall, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation.Fall is a beautiful time to travel! 🍂🍁Latest—Louisville, Kentucky. Short drive with excellent food, bourbon, and lively music scene. ...
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.Just realized yesterday was “International Day for the Eradication of Poverty”—there’s a day for everything now—I know, I hear ya.
However, this year’s theme, “Safe Homes for All,” has made me want to comment…
Growing up, I moved more than 30 times. We often stayed in other people’s houses, never knowing how long we’d be there or where we’d end up next.
When I wrote Cinder Girl, I wanted people to understand that poverty is about so much more than not having money. It’s also about instability, uncertainty, and often not having a place you call home.
It’s something I hope we all remember, especially when it comes to children. You never know what a child’s home life looks like, what they’ve been through, or what they’re going home to at the end of the day.
You never know when it’s your kind words, your smile, or your simple gesture that brightens a child’s day and gives them hope ❤️ #bekind
[Cover photo is me at 16, standing in the middle of the trailer park with my baby on my hip!] ...
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
This one’s personal for me.
I grew up seeing things no child should have to see. And I know firsthand that what happens behind closed doors can affect families for generations.
It’s one of the reasons I’ve spent so much of my life fighting for those who don’t always have a voice.
If you’re experiencing it—let me say clearly, there is NOTHING that you could do or say that warrants someone putting their hands on you or harming you in any way.
If you can’t walk away, start working on a plan to leave safely. Call the hotline, they can let you know what resources are available to help. ❤️
Resource to share: National Domestic Violence Hotline — 800-799-7233. ...
The Jetsons….
Elon Musk unveiled his flying car😶0-60 in less than one second—a car with rocket boosters💥💥💥
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One of the things I love about my job—getting to travel and work with some pretty amazing women along the way!
Fun in Iowa! Interesting clients, excellent company, with a little fun mixed in. Work should be enjoyable…loving this phase of life! ❤️ ...
My favorite nerdy scientist, Andrew Huberman, on one of my favorite podcasts, Diary Of A CEO.
See this 20min clip below on science and God.
Spoiler alert—Huberman believes in God and prays daily. ♥️
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