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Mary Byler
Nov 5, 20243 min read
Passengers on a Bus or a Surrey
It's an absolute honor to walk with people who are taking back their power.
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Mary Byler
Feb 16, 20247 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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Mary Byler
Feb 23, 20233 min read
What does Support look like?
Let’s work with survivors and support them in finding their voice.
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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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Lauri Stoltzfus
Oct 3, 20223 min read
Open Letter to Goshen College & Bluffton University
My name is Lauri Stoltzfus, and I recently saw a packet of materials sent to social work professors and college academic leaders
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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
Aug 13, 20221 min read
Update: Child Sexual Abuse in Amish, Mennonite, Hutterite, Anabaptist & Other Religious Communities
Update on the research study: CSA in Amish, Mennonite, Hutterite, Anabaptist & Other Religious Communities with the calculated percentages.
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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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