Brandon Andres Green, host of Good Neighbor Podcast Tulsa, sits down with Rhonda Bear of She Brews Coffee House and Stand in the Gap Ministries to talk about prison, recovery, women’s reentry, second chances, and what it really takes to help a life rebuild.
Rhonda shares her own story of addiction, prison time, faith, motherhood, and the long road back into stability. That personal journey became the foundation for a much larger mission: helping women coming home from prison or jail find safe housing, steady support, employment, mentorship, and a real path toward family restoration.
This conversation highlights the powerful connection between She Brews Coffee House and Stand in the Gap Ministries. She Brews provides job training, coffee roasting, meaningful work, and a visible business built around second chances. Stand in the Gap surrounds women with the deeper support system they need through mentoring, consistent relationships, transition support, and people who keep showing up after the first inspiring moment fades.
Rhonda explains why reentry is about more than getting a job. Women coming home often have to rebuild trust, regain custody, recover from trauma, stay sober, find housing, repair relationships, and learn how to live differently. That kind of change takes more than encouragement. It takes structure, community, accountability, and people willing to walk with them over time.
If you care about criminal justice reform, addiction recovery, women’s reentry, transitional housing, mentorship, family restoration, or supporting mission-driven local work in Tulsa and Claremore, this conversation is worth your time.
Sometimes a second chance starts with coffee, but it survives because someone stays.