Mary Byler
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It's an absolute honor to walk with people who are taking back their power.
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Mary Byler
Feb 167 min read
Liberation
This was an honor and tribute to the last twenty years since I escaped. A shout-out to all the folks I've met along the way.
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Lydia Miller
Jul 1, 20231 min read
The Aftermath
Lydia Miller is an Amish child sexual abuse survivor who has been walking the path of living with the aftermath for years.
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The Misfit Amish LLC
Feb 15, 20233 min read
Hijack Hell
(The conversation about the arrest of an Anabaptist person for sexual abuse of a child being hijacked to say child sexual abuse is no...
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The Misfit Amish LLC
Dec 10, 20225 min read
Update 7: CSA in Amish, Mennonite, Hutterite, Anabaptist & Other Religious Communities
As our final update on the results of the study, we would like to thank every one of our participants for being willing to share
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The Misfit Amish LLC
Oct 29, 20225 min read
Update 6: CSA in Amish, Mennonite, Hutterite, Anabaptist & Other Religious Communities
To protect the privacy of participants, we summarized the responses to "How were you impacted by CSA?"
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Kris
Oct 1, 20224 min read
The Truth of Being AFAB and Anabaptist
It doesn’t matter if the doctor said "it’s a girl" or "it’s a boy" neither is more valuable than the other. Both deserve equal rights.
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The Misfit Amish LLC
Sep 30, 20224 min read
Are Goshen College & Bluffton University Protecting an Abuse Enabler?
On Sept 2, 2022 the below packet was shipped from The Misfit Amish via UPS to people at Goshen College & Bluffton University
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The Misfit Amish LLC
Sep 24, 20226 min read
Update 5: CSA in Amish, Mennonite, Hutterite, Anabaptist & Other Religious Communities
We found that the highest rates of child sexual abuse were among those who were born Anabaptist (49%)
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The Misfit Amish LLC
Aug 20, 20222 min read
Update 2 : CSA in Amish, Mennonite, Hutterite, Anabaptist & Other Religious Communities
There is a significant difference in the child sexual abuse experiences of the people who are currently Anabaptist.
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The Misfit Amish LLC
Jul 14, 20221 min read
Reporting Amish Abuse
When I called and reported the suspected abuse case of an Amish families children to the local civil authorities. The local county's...
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The Misfit Amish LLC
Jul 12, 20221 min read
Amish Take Care of Their Own
" They often say if we were abused, we had a rebellious heart. Confessing will help us submit."
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Rosanna Brubacker
Jun 5, 20222 min read
The Truth, Undisguised
Luanne finally left her husband after years of abuse in front of the children.
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Mary Byler
May 19, 20222 min read
The Little Girl
The Little Girl
22 January 2006
By Mary Byler
I can’t breathe, let me go, let me go…
I screamed…
I can’t see, let me go, let me go…
…but no
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Rue
Apr 2, 20222 min read
After
Sometimes, when we connect with fellow trauma survivors, we find moments of clarity and solidarity in discussing trauma experiences
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The Misfit Amish LLC
Mar 15, 20223 min read
Amish Parental Love
“It’s often taught as a transactional type of love”.
What do I mean by this?
It’s conditional on the Amish person or child complying with
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Mary Byler
Mar 1, 20221 min read
Come as You Are
Start by being present with us as we walk through this journey of finding the will to live after the horror and terror.
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Mary Byler
Jan 24, 20222 min read
A Christmas Market
There's a card with an inspirational story behind the earrings. I was speechless.
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The Misfit Amish LLC
Jan 15, 20223 min read
Amish Child’s Prayer
I heard there is joy & smiles to be had, I’ve done nothing wrong, why do I feel so bad?
Who do I tell, where do I go? What do I reap
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Mary Byler
Dec 12, 20212 min read
No Regrets
I learned how to bake all of these things and make all of these foods and we had this one cookbook when I was growing up and let me explain
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