Category: Amish Resources

How 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.

Embarrassed 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.

5 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 |

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.

Did 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.

Emotional 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.

How 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.

Think 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.

Amish 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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