Episode 228 | Mary Byler Amish Misfit
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2024
- Mary Byler joins us to discuss her new book, "Reflections and Memories of an Amish Misfit: My Therapist Says That's Not True, But I Digress." This is one of the most important discussions we've had yet on abuse in Amish communities. Mary, who grew up Amish, suffered years of abuse at the hands of her father and brothers. Now freed from abuse, Mary is a leading victims' advocate, working to help rescue more people from abuse within Amish and Plain communities.
Mary's book:
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Jimmy’s book, The Devil Inside: How My Minister Father Molested Kids In Our Home and Church for Decades and How I Finally Stopped Him
www.amazon.com/dp/1950948617/...
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It is such a pleasure to hear Mary speak so eloquently about incidents of abuse in her Amish past. You are helping many people deal with individual trauma.
If you are a misfit, so am I, and wear the label proudly!
Mary, you are so strong to have survived. You are so well spoken.
I am sorry no one protected you.
When I was teaching fourth grade in a private Christian school, a new boy was enrolled in our school and in my class. His dad told me the boy was originally Amish but had been adopted some years previous. The boy had very serious behavior issues unacceptable in the classroom to the point I couldn't teach the class. I requested to read his file. It was thick, so I took it home. The reports painted a picture telling why and how he was removed from his Amish single father. It was so heartbreaking. It was so difficult to discipline him when I just wanted to hug him and cry. As he moved up the grade levels and teachers would come to me asking me how I dealt with him, the first thing I told them was to read his file, then we can talk more.
Love Mary, could listen to her all day!
Mary, I believe that I saw you on TV, many years ago after you left the Amish, and my heart went out to you and I prayed for you.
Mary is so brave!
This is v helpful and well done. I just want to add that imo forgiveness is for the survivor to consider down the road once they've gotten help, care, support, treatment to heal. It's not for someone else to bring up to them. It's a private decision they can make or not make. And forgiveness and reconciliation are 2 very different things
So important!
I hear you, Mary, when you said "I wanted to die."
Just bought your book!