Survivor | The Misfit Amish

Mary Byler

Nov 53 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 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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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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Update 7: CSA in Amish, Mennonite, Hutterite, Anabaptist & Other Religious Communities

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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Update 6: CSA in Amish, Mennonite, Hutterite, Anabaptist & Other Religious Communities

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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Open Letter to Goshen College & Bluffton University

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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Update 5: CSA in Amish, Mennonite, Hutterite, Anabaptist & Other Religious Communities

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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Update 2 : CSA in Amish, Mennonite, Hutterite, Anabaptist & Other Religious Communities

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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Update: Child Sexual Abuse in Amish, Mennonite, Hutterite, Anabaptist & Other Religious Communities

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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