Built from loss.
Built for life.
RESeT was founded by Philip Pleasant after losing his brother Wayne and his father — both to suicide. The work didn't start there. But the urgency did.
Today, RESeT puts simple, practical tools in young people's hands — before the moment finds them, not after.
In memory. In honor. In action.
Two losses shaped this work. Naming them is the only way we know to keep faith with what we're building — and with every young person we might still reach in time.
Wayne L. Pleasant Sr.
Philip was two years old when his father died. Two generations carrying weight no one taught them how to set down. RESeT exists so the next generation has the tools this one didn't.
Wayne L. Pleasant
Brother. Friend. The reason urgency replaced "someday." RESeT did not exist as a 501(c)(3) when Wayne died — but the practice that became RESeT was already alive in our family.
What we lost.
What we won't keep losing.
Grief became method.
Out of loss came a practice. Pause. Breathe. RESeT. Three steps the family lived before they had a name.
The work was simple but real: create space before the reaction. Reset the body before the response. Choose what comes next.
What started as survival became methodology. What started as a coaching cue became a program. What started in one home is now in classrooms, locker rooms, churches, and living rooms — meeting kids exactly where their pressure lives.
Pause.
Create space. Don't react.
Breathe.
Reset your body. The breath comes first.
RESeT.
Choose your next move. The response becomes the reflex.
RESeT today.
From one family to seven programs, nine board members, and the schools, athletes, families, and communities now using the practice.
Seven Programs
For classrooms, athletes, families, and faith communities — wherever the pressure actually lives.
- RESeT Homeroom
- Locked In · athletes & coaches
- No Flex Zone · peer pressure
- + four more
Nine Board Members
A licensed psychologist, a 25-year education leader, a P&G sales director, a financial-literacy entrepreneur, and the community that holds it all.
Combined
Areas
One Mission
Stronger minds. Brighter futures. We help students stay calm, in control, and resilient under pressure — through tools simple enough to use in real time.
- 501(c)(3) · EIN 39-3299326
- Candid Platinum 2026
- Based in Fort Mill, SC
Why I built RESeT.
I lost my father, Wayne L. Pleasant Sr., when I was two years old. He died by suicide. Shortly after, my mother Robin suffered a nervous breakdown. She was diagnosed with schizophrenia when I was five and lived in nursing-home care for most of her life, until her death. My brother and I grew up between foster homes, family members' homes, and the homes of friends — moving often, leaning on each other for the constant we didn't have anywhere else. Then in April 2024, I lost my brother Wayne. Also to suicide.
Two generations of men in my family carried pain, pressure, and silence that no one had fully taught them how to release. For much of my life, I carried that same tension too — through years of upheaval, athletic success, leadership, racism, rejection, divorce, grief, and the quiet pressure to look strong while trying to survive what I had never been taught to name.
By day, I'm an IT manager who has spent nearly two decades leading teams through complex systems, high-stakes decisions, and constant change. Outside of work, I'm a father, coach, mentor, and community builder. Over time, I realized those worlds were teaching me the same lesson: what we repeat in peace becomes a reflex under pressure. The moments that shape us are rarely won in the moment — they are won through the tools, routines, and support we practice before life gets heavy.
I began using breathwork, reflection, visualization, and "reset" routines with my sons, then with the young athletes I coached, and eventually with families and students around me. I saw boys settle their bodies before big plays, kids find language for their emotions, and young people build confidence through simple practices they could actually remember and use. It became clear that these tools should not be reserved for crisis, therapy rooms, or adulthood. Kids need them early, often, and in the places where pressure actually finds them — school, sports, home, friendships, and life.
RESeT was built because I decided grief would not be the only inheritance my family passed down. It is my way of honoring my father, my brother Wayne, my mother Robin, my sons, and every young person carrying more than they know how to say. We exist to help youth build the reflex before they need it — to breathe, reflect, regulate, and respond with power.
If you are reading this, the work belongs to all of us now.
Control Under Pressure
We don't react. We respond. We train ourselves to stay calm and in control when it matters most.
Practice Creates Performance
What we repeat in peace becomes our response under pressure. We train before the moment so we're ready in the moment.
Simple Tools. Real Impact.
We use simple, repeatable tools that work in real time — when pressure is high and decisions matter.
Self-Awareness First
We recognize what we're feeling so we can choose how we respond. Awareness is the first step to control.
Respond with Intention
We slow down, think clearly, and choose our response — especially when it's hard.
Five brand values.
Every program, every conversation, every choice runs through these.
The reflex you fund today shows up tomorrow.
Schools, partners, donors, volunteers — every path forward starts with one message.