Category: Amish Resources
Depressed by New Year’s Resolutions? Here’s How to Be Successful in 2022
by Torah Bontrager | Jan 3, 2022 | Amish Resources | 0 |
Instead of a word that would magically bring us success, Lisa and I made a pact that we’d hold each other accountable.
Read MoreWhen PTSD Overwhelms You, What’s the Solution? How Ketamine Saves My Life
by Torah Bontrager | Oct 27, 2021 | Sexual Assault Survivor Support, Trauma | 0 |
This is Tool #5 out of 5. On a cold, overcast January morning, I got off the train and walked into a ketamine clinic in Lower Manhattan. My expectations were low. So low, in fact, that I was getting the treatment just to cross it off my list as another thing that didn’t work.
Read MoreHandwriting Isn’t Just for the Amish. See the Rewards in Only 12 Minutes!
by Torah Bontrager | Oct 20, 2021 | Sexual Assault Survivor Support, Trauma | 0 |
This is Tool #4 out of 5. I had to sort through my traumas every step of the way, and handwriting made it possible for me to find clues that typing simply couldn’t.
Read MoreHow Gardening Can Help You Successfully Manage Post-Traumatic Stress
by Torah Bontrager | Oct 13, 2021 | Sexual Assault Survivor Support, Trauma | 0 |
This is Tool #3 out of 5. My garden is a chaos of plants, weeds, and leaves. And that’s totally okay. It’s part of who I am: cluttered, disorderly, a stormy mess.
Read More8 Benefits of Coloring Mandalas for Your Mind & Body, Per Research
by Torah Bontrager | Oct 6, 2021 | Sexual Assault Survivor Support, Trauma | 0 |
This is Tool #3 out of 5. My garden is a chaos of plants, weeds, and leaves. And that’s totally okay. It’s part of who I am: cluttered, disorderly, a stormy mess.
Read MoreEmbarrassed to Ask Questions About Sex? Use Go Ask Alice, an Elite College Resource
by Torah Bontrager | Oct 3, 2021 | Amish Education, Amish Resources | 0 |
As a practicing Amish girl, I had no resources to teach myself accurate knowledge about the ins and outs of menstruation, exactly how I could get pregnant, and the actual versus perceived dangers of running and playing softball during school at recess when I had my period.
Read More5 Tools to Help You Manage Post-Traumatic Stress on Your Path of Empowerment
by Torah Bontrager | Sep 29, 2021 | Sexual Assault Survivor Support, Trauma | 0 |
This is Tool #1 out of 5. When I began traditional therapy, I started working through my emotions and traumas intellectually, but it wasn’t until I stumbled upon physical tools that I could use daily and incorporate into my everyday life that I really began to see improvement.
Read MoreDid Your Parent Crave Your Attention? You Might Suffer From Emotional Incest.
by Torah Bontrager | Sep 26, 2021 | Sexual Assault Survivor Support, Trauma | 0 |
Parents/caregivers need to be held accountable for their actions and compensate their child victims for losses suffered.
Read MoreEmotional or Covert Incest: 31 Eye-Opening Signs to Empower You to Get Help
by Torah Bontrager | Sep 24, 2021 | Sexual Assault Survivor Support, Trauma | 0 |
Felt unseen or unknown by a parent/caregiver as a child? Tend to feel apologetic as an adult for needing help? Those are signs of covert or emotional incest.
Read MoreHow Parentification Disrupts Your Development and Holds You Back as an Adult
by Torah Bontrager | Sep 10, 2021 | Sexual Assault Survivor Support, Trauma | 0 |
It’s more common than not for Amish children, especially the oldest girl and boy, to be forced to be the second mother and second father. This is parentification, a form of child abuse.
Read MoreThink Secular Is Atheist? How the Christian Right Take Advantage of You
by Torah Bontrager | Sep 5, 2021 | Amish Definitions, Amish Resources | 0 |
“Secular” has nothing to do with religion. You can be religious and secular at the same time.
Read MoreAmish 101: Top 5 Resources to Better Educate You on the Amish
by V.B., Summer Intern | Jul 19, 2021 | Amish Resources | 0 |
We’ve compiled a list of some of the best ways to learn more about the Amish today and the nuances of their lives.
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