It feels like we drain each other like a shorted out battery.  Fantasizing about leaving is what gives strength for each day. I loath myself

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.

Then, both the ladies stopped talking, and both seemed to realize that they were saying opposite things

Lily Rebecca an active Plain Mennonite woman who sought both professional and church support for mental health resources

Lydia Miller is an Amish child sexual abuse survivor who has been walking the path of living with the aftermath for years.

(The conversation about the arrest of an Anabaptist person for sexual abuse of a child being hijacked to say child sexual abuse is no...

It is the result of not giving the young men the proper education. Fathers cannot educate their sons because they also have no concept

We found that the highest rates of child sexual abuse were among those who were born Anabaptist (49%)

There is a significant difference in the child sexual abuse experiences of the people who are currently Anabaptist.

" They often say if we were abused, we had a rebellious heart. Confessing will help us submit."

Luanne finally left her husband after years of abuse in front of the children.

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

Sometimes, when we connect with fellow trauma survivors, we find moments of clarity and solidarity in discussing trauma experiences

“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

Start by being present with us as we walk through this journey of finding the will to live after the horror and terror.

There's a card with an inspirational story behind the earrings. I was speechless.

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

"When you wrong someone and you ask for forgiveness, it is up to that person to choose whether to forgive you or not. "

Advocates are repeatedly having survivors get in touch with us after they have reached out to people who they thought were safe, only to be

Laying in bed, with my hood over my head, hugging my teddy bear wishing I was dead. That’s what it does to me.