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

Example: I love you, you are my child, whether you are gay, straight, bi, queer, trans or non-binary... Your sexual orientation or gender

Within many people there's a lot of grief around holidays. Part of the reason for me personally (and I can't speak for others; there may be)

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

"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.

YOU are always the adult. If your child or grandchild is doing sexualized things, it is YOUR job to get them quality, child appropriate

When I can keep a job that I'm damn good at but can't organize my own house cleaning schedule?

I used to listen to this song "Coat of Many Colors, by Dolly Parton" (on my forbidden radio) on my bed with the blue Ohio Star quilt

The Amish punish rapists and pedophiles by 6 weeks of shunning and then no one is to ever speak of it again.

Child abuse knows no barriers and no community can be free from protecting the children from perpetrators.

I attended 5 different Amish schools in 3 different Amish Communities.

"Today's always been a day where it can go one of two ways. And today I choose to continue living. "