The Misfit Amish

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The Sacred Subjects Book Club 3 Apr 01, 2023

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Come join us for a discussion about The Sacred Subjects. A series of booklets written by an anonymous Amish minister and published by Pathway Publishers.

Currently, we are reading and discussing: "Ignorance is not Bliss".

This Episode concludes our discussion of this booklet.

Our next book will be "To a Girl of Eleven".

If you wish to join our book club reading and discussions, please send an email to themisfitamish@gmail.com

Hosted by Mary Byler

Music used under a CC license from Canva:

No Good, Til Death

Produced by The Misfit Amish 2023

Funded by The Misfit Amish and our Patreon Subscribers

Art by BJK and MB

Coffee with Kalen Mar 22, 2023

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Come join us for coffee with Kalen. We discuss a variety of things related to trauma, writing and coping skills.

Hosted by Mary Byler, Abe Troyer and Old Order Amish

Music used under a CC license from Canva: We are all Dreamers We are Free Produced by The Misfit Amish 2023 Art by BJK

Coffee with an Amish Misfit Mar 20, 2023

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Come join Mary and Deirdre for a conversation about Mary's book.

Reflections and Memories of An Amish Misfit: "My therapist says that’s not true, but I digress" FREE today (March 20th, 2023) on Amazon Kindle! https://a.co/d/hE2SAMOHosted by Mary Byler, Abe Troyer and Old Order Amish Music used under a CC license from Canva: We are all Dreamers We are Free Produced by The Misfit Amish 2023 Art by BJK

Coffee with Rhoda Part 2 Mar 20, 2023

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Come join us for coffee with Rhoda as we continue the conversation of Mennonite vs Amish. In this episode we discuss dating practices in our perspective communities and faith measuring of survivors.

Hosted by Mary Byler, Abe Troyer and Old Order Amish

Music used under a CC license from Canva: We are all Dreamers We are Free Produced by The Misfit Amish 2023 Art by BJK

Coffee with Stereotyping 2 Mar 13, 2023

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Come join us for coffee with Slew, Ex IFB, Evan Ex-Fundamentalist and Rion Ex-Jw. In this episode we discuss the "Hero/Savior/Rescuer complex and how that affects people". We also discuss various ways that stereotyping can affect you both while in the churches we were in as well as when you no longer attend those churches.

Here are the links some resources:

https://www.seculartherapy.org/

https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/

https://vashtiinitiative.org/

Hosted by Mary Byler, Abe Troyer and Old Order Amish

Music used under a CC license from Canva: We are all Dreamers We are Free Produced by The Misfit Amish 2023 Art by BJK

Coffee with Rob Mar 08, 2023

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Join us in this episode for Coffee where we discuss trauma. Rob is someone who both experienced trauma and became a Trauma Therapist. We discuss what trauma is, Rob briefly covers the effects of trauma, the risk factors that exist and may affect whether someone develops PTSD after experiencing trauma or not. Rob shares some of his personal experiences in life after trauma as a neurodivergent person. Rob also breaks down what he understands to be PTSD vs Complex PTSD vs Chronic PTSD. We discuss coping skills and Rob explains his coping skills as well as leaves off with a powerful message to anyone who may have experienced childhood trauma.

https://www.tiktok.com/@therapyrob

https://beacons.ai/therapyrob

Hosted by Mary Byler, Abe Troyer and Old Order Amish

Music used under a CC license from Canva: We are all Dreamers We are Free Produced by The Misfit Amish 2023 Art by BJK

Coffee with Kay Rose Mar 04, 2023

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Come join us for a conversation about Kay's new book "Building with Dust and Ashes" .

Follow her on her facebook page for updates!

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089795736659

Youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/c/godlessgranny

Hosted by Mary Byler, Abe Troyer and Old Order Amish

Music used under a CC license from Canva: We are all Dreamers We are Free Produced by The Misfit Amish 2023 Art by BJK

The Sacred Subjects Book Club 2 Feb 27, 2023

Show notes

Come join us for a discussion about The Sacred Subjects. A series of booklets written by an anonymous Amish minister and published by Pathway Publishers.

Currently, we are reading and discussing: "I Wish I Could Have Confided in My Parents".

This Episode concludes our discussion of this booklet.

Our next book will be "Ignorance is not Bliss".

If you wish to join our book club reading and discussions, please send an email to themisfitamish@gmail.com

Hosted by Mary Byler

Music used under a CC license from Canva:

No Good, Til Death

Produced by The Misfit Amish 2023

Funded by The Misfit Amish and our Patreon Subscribers

Art by BJK and MB

Coffee with the Godless Granny Feb 18, 2023

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Come join us for a discussion about what Liberal and Evangelical Mennonites are. We hear from the Godless Granny who discusses her various church experiences, feeling pushed out by several churches and the evolution of some of the beliefs back then to now.

Youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/c/godlessgranny

Hosted by Mary Byler, Abe Troyer and Old Order Amish

Music used under a CC license from Canva: We are all Dreamers We are Free Produced by The Misfit Amish 2023 Art by BJK

Coffee with Stereotypes Feb 12, 2023

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Come join us for coffee with Slew, Ex IFB. In this episode we discuss stereotyping we experienced in our respective religions. We discuss the effects and how some of those lead to discrimination.

Here are the links to the resources Slew mentions at the end of the episode:

https://www.seculartherapy.org/

https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/

Hosted by Mary Byler, Abe Troyer and Old Order Amish

Music used under a CC license from Canva: We are all Dreamers We are Free Produced by The Misfit Amish 2023 Art by BJK

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